Bypassing at an unstable regional is a huge mistake. Get those PIC hours, that’s what matters. Not to mention DL and UA have specifically said at hiring events that they “want to see that you’re taking that upgrade as soon as you can”.

Get onto the seniority list at your dream company, then drop to min hours as a senior FO all you want. This isn’t the place for that

Look at me, east coast commuting to a crashpad instead of doing 2 commutable 6-day trips a month. Of course it’s awful but at least I’ll leave compass with something worthwhile in my airlineapps