Originally Posted by mike51135

Depends on where you are at now. For me it was a hard choice...I was a Pinnacle Captain, holding a decent line, based in my hometown. I was offered a job at Compass, and decided to take it. Many people called me crazy, but I took the risk and am better off for it.

Why did I make the jump to Compass? Because Pinnacle was a HORRIBLE place to work for, and Compass is better. Yeah, Compass is having a staffing issue right now, but that's the one and only negative thing I can say about them while flying the line. I'm a much happier person at Compass than I was at Pinnacle.

Bottom line is...if I was at Mesaba or somewhere else with a decent reputation, I would not have taken the risk.