I'll affirm it too -- Higney's giving you a pretty straight warts-and-all view.

A couple of thoughts:

- GENERALLY speaking, I've found that 9E pilots who live in base tend to be happier, while those who commute are the ones who tend to be miserable. That's understandable. Work rules, scheduling and understaffing here make for an average qol at best, but it can quickly go straight downhill if you're a commuter. If you go to Pinnacle, try to avoid commuting.

- Work rules and pay are likely to improve by a good amount under the next contract. Will there be a strike? Doubt it, but you never know. Will the next 3-12 months be tense until it's settled? Already is. The end result will likely be worth it, but it could be rough getting there. As Dirty Harry would say, "the question is: do you feel lucky, punk?"

- As others have said, study your flows, callouts, limitations and memory items and you'll do just fine.

- Great pilot group, *******ty management.

Good luck.