Well I'm glad you can afford to work for Mesa. Most of us do this job to make a living/support a family. Mesa will continue to drag down the industry as long as people like you show up to class. As far as every regional sucking, well let's just say most suck a whole lot less than Mesa. You have devout Mesa cheerleaders telling you Mesa is a bad bet. A year ago these were the guys lauding how the low pay at Mesa didn't matter because you would upgrade in under 2 years and make (low) captain pay. Now their tune has changed significantly. These are not guys who are sticking around and trying to get you to stay away because they want a better contract. Take it for what it's worth which is basically nothing.

You come here asking for advice. You've got guys who have experience at these companies giving it, and you shoot it down like you know better.