Originally Posted by e6bpilot

There are some things that you have to do in order to grow an airline. Many of those things can be hidden in the books, handshake deals, and shuffling aircraft orders. A few things cannot be deferred too long. One of those things is hiring pilots. It takes close to a year to get someone interviewed, hired, and on the line and then another few months to complete the upgrade that is needed for every couple of new hires.
Things like pilot hiring and the training center are indelible signs of a growth strategy. Our CEO has always been coy with plans to keep the investors happy, but you can see the writing on the wall if you look hard enough.
You made it here, now sit back and relax and enjoy as your seniority gets better and better. Some things you can control, but other things (like how the airline is run) you have to entrust to others and hope for the best.
If you would have told me in 2014 that I would have 2,000 pilots below me on the list and would be in the top 50 percent of FOs in my base, able to hold any base in the system, I would have asked you to pass the crack pipe. I was being told 15-20 year upgrade at the time and that I should look at other jobs if I wanted seniority progression.
I find that check airmen are often more in the dark than line pilots so I wouldn’t worry too much about what they say. Just enjoy the ride.