Skywest is very reactive and not very proactive with its pilot group. When the hiring team started having issues finding pilots they raised first year pay in response and fired the hiring team so they could hire more without the cumbersome need for qualified pilots getting in the way.

However at the same time increased flying hours, decreased the trip quality, increased TDYs and out of base flying. Many pilots bid realistically on PBS but end up with 75% or more of the month with CN pairings they did not want. Commuters dont get commutable trips because the number of pilots are so low to carry the flying they have to ignore all the bid parameters. So while they react to the slow hiring, they ignore the pilots on property until we are losing 50+ month. I suspect that once the bleed from the middle and top get to 100/month there will be a reaction but it will be too little, too late.

I am leaving for this reason.