Originally Posted by JOHNinHPN

You might as well go to a real airline unless you live somewhere like Vegas or Oakland with no other regional bases. Management has made it clear that the pilots should only view the company as a stepping stone and should not expect QOL to be improved or pay to increase to be competitive with other regionals.

Pre-Covid it was a pretty good alternative to the regionals, but now you can go elsewhere to make more money while having a similar quality of life (if you live in base), and the option to fly your butt off to build time if you like (not an option here)