Who wants to pay for their own hotel ever anywhere they go? Who wants to work for a company who pays them a wage that should be illegal for the first 30 days of employment then says they'll offer them barely over minimum wage for a year? No one. Dumb question.

In this environment I had to look at this situation as an investment. I don't have any 121 PIC time and that's the biggest thing for me not being competitive right now trying to get on with a major. Compass offers the quickest upgrade, in-base living for me, good airplanes, reasonably competitive 2nd year pay and beyond, a great pilot group and has a promising future (as much as one can have as a regional airline) ,and a very small pilot group that makes moving up the list (better quality of life) really fast compared to places like SKW or ExpressJet, Envoy, etc. Bite the bullet and find the airline that will get you to your final destination the fasted. Unfortunately I had to bite the bullet here at the beginning but it's starting to pay off.