Originally Posted by Mr Rumbold

Exactly. I find this as well- I every flight I learn something and I do NOT like the fact that there are those, myself included, that may feel compelled to upgrade when I have those 1000 hours, purely for financial reasons.
That should NOT be how it works- sure, some will be ready to be captains and will do a great job. Will I? Idk- this is my first 121 gig and I'm just learning as much as I can. But maybe I won't feel ready when I've got 1000. Maybe I'd rather sit right seat for another 500 hours or whatever. FOs should be able to make a livable wage as FOs and not feel pressured to upgrade just for the higher salary- that will lead to bad things happening. Just my 2cents