Originally Posted by
word302
Why? Republic has better pay and better work rules as well as block or better. The only benefit is Skywest can likely get him/her in class sooner.
One month of legacy seniority will wipe out years of "better" regional pay.
Now I would not advocate a bottom feeder with crap QOL, because you might stuck longer than planned.
OO and YX are both fine as regionals go. So geography first. If that doesn't matter to you, then career progression opportunity, as best as you can guess today. All else being equal then sure, go for the bonus.