Agreed with you and higgi8f6. Hang in there, former coworkers. There are too many conclusions being jumped to by those on the outside.

Those of you who aren't current or ex-PDT, listen to these guys. This pilot group has been burnt by a 'take this deal and get jets' in the past, and ended up with nothing but lower DH8 pay rates/worse work rules, more aircraft being retired, and generally worse off overall.