I hear you on that, but right now the regionals are my only option if I want to make airline flying a career. I don't know of any other way to hire right into a flying job that will let me amass 121 time given my experience and recency, and they're paying for all my training. Yes, they will get their pound of flesh out of me, but if it's the only stepping stone available to the big leagues, then so be it.