Originally Posted by sailingfun

You could enjoy a far better overall quality of life at a mainline carrier and have job stability. I gather you don’t follow the history of regionals very much. Bases and time shift constantly. Regionals come and go.
A pilot moving to Delta today will make 165 an hour as a 737/A321 copilot in year 3. That’s 24 months after being hired. In addition he will get 30% or more in DC contributions and profit sharing. That’s about 215 an hour. If QOL is the driver you could fly 50 hours a month and probably be ahead of regional wages. That’s basically 2 four day trips a month.
If they are staying there is a reason for the majority opting not to move on.