Be a real pilot and fly the Dash 8; it's eleventy billion times better than a jet!
Now that I've got that out of my system: if you can handle the Shorts, you ought to be able to pass a 121 sim ride, as it's all IFR procedures and fun crap like that. All of my friends who are at Piedmont seem to be enjoying it - those HHH overnights might have something to do with it. Long upgrade, though.