2% direct contribution is $2500 a year or less for the majority. Just because it's never been done before at a regional doesn't make it great, and you'd make more money if they let you purchase more than 10% of the employee stock at the discount.... even after taxes. Not trying to retain anyone less than 5 years is asinine. There's plenty of interest out there to keep pilots that don't want to give up their seniority for commuting reasons (although that could be a moot point if all the majors go to positive space commuting), sitting reserve in a city you don't live and/or commute, hell all the QOL issues one faces for a while when moving on to a major. But it appears with no aircraft order there's no reason to try when you have lifers that will fill the seats of the 30 aircraft QX will lose with no replacements.