Tl;dr

Pro tip, I am not a piece of property. In fact, I live rent free right in your head.

For the OP:

I'd probably stay out west if I were you. If your only options are SkyWest or PSA, I'd do SkyWest. As an outsider, I believe the negativity that's been brought up is overcooked. It's still probably a good place to work and has a solid history and most likely a decent future. If you have 0 121 time, 2 years is quick and that would probably be an understatement IMO. FaceBiter can spill it to you.

So in summary: If you want the west coast, go SkyWest. If you want Compass and you already go to SkyWest, there's nothing wrong with sliding to the right and continuing on. Just when you interview somewhere else in the future, tell them.

As for the quick upgrades at Compass? Well I guess it depends on what you define quick. From what I've read and heard, they're done with the <1 year deal. 2-4 years? Plan on that barring something major happening.