Hello all, I am a current CFI/CFII with 650 hours of experience. I have been instructing for 5 months now and while I enjoyed the gaining of hours and the students I instructed I don't enjoy the job itself. I find myself in certain months just sitting in the right seat being a safety pilot at the company I am at and while it is easy pay and hours I am not becoming a better more experienced pilot and I am not enjoying not being able to do much flying. Here's my situation. I can either A). Grind out the 1,400 hours I need to go to Republic as a flight instructor which will take about 10 months with weather in the GA state at the moment. B). Fly for a fractional, part 135, or freight operator as an FO till I reach CA and earn my hours that way. I am leaning towards plan B because I just get so bored as a CFI only teaching part time then having to do time building flights with students as a glorified safety pilot. I want to get to the airlines quickly but have realized on the way I don't want to arrive ill prepared as a CFII who has minimum actual time and no experience in the flight levels, deviating from weather, or truly operating in a crew environment. So, I am asking you wise aviators for assistance. Any and all advice is welcome and feel free to PM me as well. As always, Blue skies and Tail winds!