He is just another PSA know it all. Probably been flying less than 5 years total.

And yeah, I am that guy. I had a few opportunities to move on, but they were riddled with uncertainty and much less pay initially. Recently, I could have flowed to AA. With less than 5 years remaining before retirement, I saw no point. I make around $120-130 any given year without breaking a sweat, have 5 weeks of vacation, get 17-18 days off per month, never work weekends or holidays. Why would I give that up? I wouldn't even break even at AA until year 4!

Beware the carrot that says you will be moving up to a mainline carrier quickly. It was promised to my cohort and not just 9/11, but bankruptcies, purchases(TWA - Reno Air - etc), whipsaws, gas prices, and a few more, all caused my career to stagnate and me to be pretty much stuck here. I'm not mad about it. Life is fine for me. I just laugh when I hear all of you talk about your career advancement opportunities like it is a certain thing. It isn't at all and airline management would like nothing more than to keep you all down here flying bigger planes for less. If they can find a way, or a way finds them, rest assured they will act against your best interests every time. Even you PSA guys, that are getting the reach around right now: the love affair will be over sooner or later.