I know a bunch too. I also know a bunch who are not planning to leave. For me, Atlas works better. Horses for courses.

This whole idiom that legacy airlines are the ultimate goal for every pilot is just a bit outdated. We have captains making 500k+/year who are gone from home 10 nights a month. Plenty of FOs hitting 300k with similar QOL. And flying fully augmented LH is the easiest job in the world.

There are plenty of pilots here who are happy, and who have no reason or aspiration to jump ship. I have higher career earnings at Atlas than I would at AA for example. We are also treated like adults, without a need to send an M51 every time we block out 1 minute late, or when a gate agent tries to ding a delay on the pilots. I'm too old to ever see a WB at AA, flying to Tulsa for the rest of my career for less money is not an attractive proposition for me. I know it's hard to fathom for some, but that's just a raw fact.