Please heed what F9Driver is saying.

He is being more polite than I can manage. Employee relations are pretty much in the toilet. The only reason this place isn't in full meltdown mode is that we have a high percentage of new hire folks who are still in the honeymoon stages of butterflies and rainbows.

We have become the place where people come in spite of the poor working environment because there's a chance of a quick upgrade. The only reason anybody stays long term is that they can't move on for one reason or another. Some just consider themselves too old to start over and some have skeletons that make them less likely to be picked up by a more desirable carrier.

Working alongside (or being) someone who's trapped in the job only enhances the negative experience of being here.

I spoke with one of our union guys recently who told me we have somewhere in the neighborhood of 300 grievances pending. That's right around 1 grievance for every 3 pilots. The union rep mentioned one of the big legacy carriers and said they have something like 9 grievances pending. 9 grievances for 10,000-ish pilots versus 300 for 950. That's a pretty telling ratio. Fly it and grieve it is a daily chant from the Company and our Chief Pilot's office.

Really folks... Don't make the same mistake I've made and wake up one day to realize it's too late to do anything about it. Have more sense than I did and wait for something better. Really.