Dera is just trying to justify to himself his decision to come here.

Envoy worked out great for me, and I’m moving on in a few weeks thanks to no reserve on the 145 back in 2016 and again no reserve after CA upgrade.

It’s not all doom and gloom but it’s not rainbows and unicorns either.

Your experience at envoy has more to do with luck/timing than anything else.

The place has definitely fell behind with regards to pay/conditions compared to other regionals. Add to that the increasing combative/punitive nature of crew scheduling and other departments.