Extreme, I am sure everything feels cozy over there in the left seat, making the big $60 an hour flying a 76 seat jet, 1/3 of what a DC-9-10 Captain used to make, 1/3 of what an Embraer Lineage corporate captain makes (flying 4X as much too). My entire point is that there are people "lined up" to make less than a cable car operator in SFO. Here are a list of jobs that pay over $20 an hour, and 160+ hours a month. At an airline, you have to cut the hourly rate in half to truly contrast the earnings to other occupations.

Ten jobs that pay $20 an hour - CNN.com

With Delta restricted to 255 76 seat jets, unlimited 50 seat jets (in contrast to AMR's 25 70 seat jets) and a new codeshare on the left coast with Alaska, it will be a very, long, long time before anyone at Compass flows anywhere. I just wonder if you'll be as happy and proud of Compass when one of my peers pushes you to the other seat for say, 6 years and you are stuck in the doldrums of $30 an hour ($15 an hour actual) for that duration. Will you be as appreciative having a type, PIC turbine, college education and making less than a McDonalds manager?

I would avoid Compass at all costs, that thing is sinking ship for an FO. Again, still FO's lined up to fly the big shiny jet, still borrowing more money from mom and dad to eat.