Originally Posted by
Planepirate
Once you have 1000 TPIC, you are doing yourself a disservice if you don't move to a better career opportunity. Spirit may not be your final goal, but (dare I say it?) it is better than your regional.
Except that you will literally be losing tens of thousands of dollars.... First year pay here is a joke. Second you can live on, and third you start to scratch your head why you're making $80/hour less flying 228 passengers (more than many wide-bodies) than the other folks.... On fourth year pay you'll likely start to make more than you did in the left seat, BUT, you will never get back to even taking into account the joke of first year pay. Be forewarned.
If you want to lose tens of thousands of dollars for an Airbus type (and hopefully not botching training and adding a pink slip), best of luck to you.