Sulkair said it really well. Many of us have been here a better part of a decade. While the pay has always been reprehensible, the QOL actually was very good and everything was pointing in the direction of a promising future. Not to mention, when many of us were hired, Allegiant was the ONLY carrier that was hiring because the rest of the industry was still in the toilet.

Fast forward to today. Almost everyone is hiring, good regionals are handing out class dates like candy, and the whole industry is awash in profits. While I can't speak for other senior pilots, I am waiting to be called by the right legacy. I'm not about to throw away almost a decade of seniority to start over at another LCC.

The main point is that you and the rest of us looked at Allegiant during two very different times in its history. When I came it was a fledgling company that, while making a profit, was still on shaky ground. Today, this company prints its own money and they operate like Chapter 7 is right around the corner. One would not expect things to get worse as the profits get higher, but it has happened. We are being purposely stonewalled and strung along in negotiations while the higher-ups are paying themselves huge dividends (since they are the largest shareholders).

Still want to come here? Fine, go ahead. You might even upgrade in 4 or 5 months into a TDY base! Wow! What you don't realize is that you will be perpetually living out of a suitcase and flying into very challenging airports in a plane that was designed to kill you, not to mention the rash of engine failures/shutdowns over the past 3 months. Want to take the chance on a possible violation/incident on your record? But as long as you give your SCREAM briefing to your FA's, you should be fine during the debrief.