I am no longer there as I left a year ago this month. However, some things are still the same and some are still as bad.

To give you a little background, PSA used to be a pretty fun place to work at when I was there in 00 thru 04. 05-06 was a total nightmare. This was of course when we had the Dornier and we were very small, about 230 pilots. The crews were great, the atmosphere was good as were the schedules. You got paired with the same crew all month long and we had PIT, CAK as bases for the Dork. We had some awesome crashpads in CAK and that was the highlight of coming to work was to hang out with my buds and get into trouble. We had partys on the weekends and good turnouts and was a fun place to be at. After the retirement of the Dork, we started to grow a little to fast. We had some serious growing pains and because of that, the atmosphere and relathionship with managment started to go down the crapper.

Then came the advent of J4J in which mainline pilots came on over. This added to the stress and the internal name calling started. The schedules started to suck and managment constantly broke our CBA time and time again. This was the case when I left. They still have their battles, but a few things are certain at PSA.

1. For the most part, the crews are fun to fly with especially the guys that were in the Dork.
2. There always seems to be some sort of bidding error each month.
3. This is not the place for a quick upgrade. Granted, things are starting to move in a better direction as of late, but still is 3-4 years out for the left seat.
4. There will always be the flow through carrot dangled in each crewroom.
5. There will always be the CRJ-900 carrot dangled right next to number 4.
6. Company has no intention of doing right for the crewmember and your grievences are usually locked in for months awaiting for the Grevience Review Committee to hear it.
7. If your case goes to arbitration, it will take years to be heard.
8. Excessive junior manning and the airline is very short staffed.

Now, I've listed a few negative things about the company. However, I enjoyed my time there and was glad to get out. The crazy days and having fun days are gone as most of the jokers there have since moved on to better career choices with various majors.

As with most new FO's, having the a quick upgrade is usually in your cards. This is not the place to play that card. Management will lie to you about this. They break promises and don't blink twice with your concerns or complaints.

To each his own.