With 3500TT you could get a quick upgrade but you are looking at at least 2 years before an OK QOL if you upgrade quick. On the FO side it takes about 6-8 months to start getting OK schedules and by a year you are holding good schedules. I have been able to hold 18 off and weekends since about 14 months into it but I am an FO. If I were to upgrade right now I would most likely be on reserve but a bottom line would be in sight. I cannot guarantee that the upgrades will stay the way they are. Many are not upgrading immediately (when they hold good FO seniority and can hold a bottom CA line) because of QOL. I have flown with CA's Junior to me and they are not happy people. If we get a fair contract I could see many upgrade and it will become a seniority issue for a junior person coming here for a quick upgrade. Many new FO's are going to ATL fwiw. Stay away until we get a contract. An extra few months waiting on an upgrade is not a big deal.