Originally Posted by
squawkoff
You make it sound so easy. Just go someplace else like all we have to do is pick a place. Many of us have our apps out and many of us hear nothing. Should we just quit and hope someone calls us? It's easier to get a job when you have a job and that is really applicable when it comes to pilots even if you work for Mesa. You are stating the obvious and it has been stated over and over by many before.
Theres a difference between having apps out, and a desire to go anywhere else. You had a response from Omni?, and you made a decision that it wasn't going to be a higher QOL for your situation. Fair enough.
I will suggest however that it is very hard at the regional level to actually know what's better. Regional pilots know a certain lifestyle that they grow comfortable with. When I was at Mesa, I swore I'd never do long haul. Now that I am doing it, I swear I'll never go back to domestic short haul. In fact, the thought of domestic overnights puts a bad taste in my mouth. I had to try it to have formed this opinion. I wanted Spirit, Frontier, Jet Blue, South West when I worked at Mesa. Now, that type of flying seems too close to regional flying, just something I want nothing to do with.
The good news is that any move will provide more for you than anything JO will ever offer.