Originally Posted by AlaskaBound

This is a dumb thread. Guys leave XJT, 9E and Envoy for a variety of reasons. Some do it to chase the upgrade but most do it because their quality of life is terrible and they are losing relative seniority as the list shrinks from the bottom up. Why sit there and take a beating (some people like to be beat though and then say they deserve it) when there are better opportunities out there that will greatly improve QOL and increase your pay and hopefully one day upgrade. Heaven forbid a 7-8 year FO at 9E wanting to progress his career by moving on to something better.
Maybe I"m in the minority of thinking that I should improve my QOL and work on progressing my career goals. I won't sit here and "take one for the team", make my family suffer and get bogged down because you don't think I should improve my livelihood.
Those of you who don't understand this mentality are more than likely super senior FOs who have great QOL or are captains who have no room to complain.