Sure, that doesn’t make it suck any less or diminish the difficulties today’s regional/mil/LCC guys looking to move up are going to face. Stagnant seniority lists, 15+ year upgrades, etc… all because of timing.

count yourself lucky and try not to be a jerk to those who are probably looking at 30-40% less career earnings than their luckier peers.


I’m not even hoping for a top 1% career, just an average or good career and not feeling like a second class worker to my peers who had life go more favorably for them to end up at regionals before Covid. Thats literally it.