It should speak volumes that FOs that have waited for years to upgrade are bypassing. This isn't one or two that want to hang on to a quality of life over upgrade. It's more like 95%.

What do you suppose they know about things around here that helped them make that decision? It wasn't because they don't want to be a captain... it's because this company will give you no support and crucify you the minute you don't catch one of the mistakes THEY make.

One brand new captain recently refused to take an airplane into Roanoke because the auto spoilers were inop. How do you suppose that conversation went? If you guessed that dispatch questioned whether that captain should have ever upgraded you'd be right. Never mind that they were already an MD80 captain at a previous airline and made the right call on this.

It's a daily event to have the wrong flight attendant on your paperwork. No alternate when one is required. The wrong logbook for your airplane. Improper sign off of an MEL. Maintenance control asking which MEL they should use. Brand new rampers that don't know a single callout. Ops Check Normal for the majority of repeat write ups.

Don't forget reserve here is so unbearable it's better to take the 50% paycut and stay an FO. The phone rings and you have 90 minutes to get to the airport and deadhead to another base. When are you coming back? Nobody knows. 10 days off a month. Can't select morning or afternoon reserve and it doesn't matter anyhow because they will call and change it the day before.

Think that one over.