The whole career is about taking risks. If you are not willing to take a risk, you need to accept where you are and be happy with it. Sometimes it works out, and sometimes it doesn't.

I left what I thought was a great company flying great schedules to upgrade quicker. I left after 1.5 yrs, and not long after I was hired, the hiring stopped. Upgrades quit and everthing stagnated, but luckily not for very long. I still upgraded at a year, and have been a captain for almost a 1.5 years, and have a class date at a legacy.

I fly with a lot of F/O's who won't upgrade when they first can, because of QOL or they don't want to fly a turbo-prop. My advice to them is always the same. Position yourself where you want to be when the music stops. If QOL at this point in your career is what you want, that is great. If you want to move onto bigger and better, do what you can to upgrade, even if it is a turbo-prop.