For years and years UA couldn't hit its rear with both hands despite having a great network. Most unhappy group of pilots I'd ever had on the jumpseat. Maybe now is their time. I never liked Scooter, but he seems to be doing well there-maybe it was low hanging fruit that others mismanaged.
In the end everyone has to make their own career decisions because they live with the outcome.
A few guys that left US Airways now wish they had stayed, but they thought it was the best move at the time.