Its really not a bad place to be at all. first year i made 33 ish and was able to hold weekends off for most of that year. My second year i have been working quite a bit more then i did first year and have been crediting 110-120 hrs a month with one month in the 140's already. If i can keep this up for the rest of the year i will make 45-50 if it all works out. I am based in ewr and supposedly our lines are going to stay around the 180's and if they do i will be set and can hold a decent line with the ability to trade. The upgrade isn't going to be 2 yrs like in the past but its your call if you want the quick pic time which is by no means a guarantee for a job or a great qol in the meantime. The Majors wont be beating down peoples doors with 1000 tpic anytime soon so choosing a place on a quick upgrade is not the best idea.

If you got hired here there is a chance you could be furloughed which is true anywhere but there is the qol, a good management which is looking for opportunities, the growth potential if our CAL cpa is reworded which is supposedly going to happen this year but who knows, and i wouldn't worry about the COLA. The company offered leaves of absences are going VERY senior on the fo list. It is allowing people to travel, with health and travel benefits but no pay. It should allow the company to save some cash and has been used at airlines in the past. This is not really a negative thing but if branded is cut then i would expect to see a pilot furlough to bring our pilot #'s to 2500 from 2900 currently. That 2900 # is shrinking by 30-40 people a month right now. even if branded is cut we still would have 205 CAL + 21 Delta + 15-20 Charter = 241-246. good luck with your decision