Ah Detroit, once a wonderful little place for junior pilots to skip the reserve line and hit the ground running, work 90+ a month, avoid the chaos of ORD and the like, and experience some variety. But, as some of us know, with the displacement, DTW has become, more or less, a barren wasteland, full of EAS routes and repetitive 900 routes that largely go senior. In Feb, I went from 49% to 88% but was grateful to "make the cut" and stay home, i.e., I didn't have to become a commuter. But, quickly (as you can see, being that it's only been a month since the displacement) I am experiencing what one might call an "aviation existential crisis". I.e., I'm friggin' bored. in addition to that, frankly, I don't see how anyone can think this domicile will make a "comeback"... The grass seems greener almost everywhere else at OO and I've begun to peak at Bid Transparency and now my gears are spinning.

But, it's not like life is bad, or I'm miserable here. On reserve, I barely work, I'm home a lot, I drive 25mins to the airport. We love where we live, without going into detail on why. It's a great set up, and thankfully I didn't buy a home before the displacement, but we've got a great rental home, in a great area. I can kind of pick and choose my schedule, on reserve, and I've got a decent amount of free time. This is all great, except, from a career stand point, like I said, I'm bored. I feel like in the 2.25yrs that I've been here, I'm suddenly going backwards. Obviously, that statement is in the eye of the beholder; you might say I'm going forward, because my QOL seems quite good.

​​​​​​I can transition to the ERJ (something new, largely better trips, much much more variety, better paying trips) at a specific base and bid 50%...

Any of you face this conundrum recently or in the past? Give up what I have now for something new, move across the country, etc? Not looking to be told what to do, just trying to hear the sage, wise advice of my fellow OOers.

Thanks y'all. Stay safe out there.
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