Anybody who does come to Lakes better have a backbone and be willing to stand up for themselves when it comes to fatigue and poor scheduling practices. Yes, the pay and work rules at Lakes are atrocious. There is no defending the place. Lots of people use the "well, we make more per passenger seat than the other regionals" argument. That may be mostly true, but it doesn't make the pay ok. Before you come here, realize you will be miserable and extremely poor. The people are cool but that only helps so much. Also realize that after 11 months here, if you want to leave, you're going to have to either suck it up and stay another 4 months or pay the training contract off. My advice is to stay away, but it's up to you.