Be careful with what you wish for. I get it that Atlas may be better but if you get your experience where you're at it'll put you at a Major faster. The FO pay here is about equal to an RJ Captain once you're on 2nd year pay and you'll be stuck in the right seat for some time. We've got 1400 pilots and we've hired about 500 in the last 18 months. Uprgade comes once you're in the top half.

Many people are busting type rides right now and that'll stall your progress as well. Management is attempting to merge our pay and work rules with Southern's, call it a "New" contract and then push Section 6 Negotiations 5 years down the road. We could get a pay CUT out of the new contract. To make matters worse if we lose our right to vote on our contract you'll see the reduced rates in about 12 months, so you could be sitting in the right seat of a 737 on second year pay and making $50 an hour since the intent of management is to merge contracts and slam the new contract down our throats through an arbitrator.

It could work out but it's a very risky move. I've had a ton of people tell me their exact situation and after hearing it I tell them to stay put. It's that bad. As people have mentioned take a job at Allegient or Jet Blue, or Virgin American or some other middle of the road airline if you really need another job. If you're at an RJ just stay put and get your PIC time. Try to add something to your resume like being a Sim Instructor. Most of the people that I know who've came here in the last 3 years regret it. I'd be a military instructor right now if I'd been more patient. It was a massive mistake to take a job at Atlas.