Looking for some opinions here. Here's the situation I'm instructing at a school that will have a need for a part 141 chief instructor at about the same time I meet the mins for it 2-3 months from now. While I certainly do enjoy instructing, it is starting to burn me out a little bit and feels a bit like I've stagnated with my flying abilities. As hiring has slowly started to trickle open I've been reevaluating my situation. As for me my desire has always the traditional shot at the majors or a fractional operation. I'm still young and single and don't mind being away from home for days at a time.

Here's how I've been looking at it:

Part 141 Chief
Pros -
- better pay than most Single Pilot Multi IFR ops
- check airmen experience early in my career
- being home in my own bed everynight
- learning how to interface with FAA
- management experience may be helpful in future furloughs to find nonaviation job

Cons
- all SE aircraft
- not entirely what I desire to be doing

Part 135 ME
Pros
- new challenge type of flying
- desirable experience/feeling like career advancement
- actually flying the plane rather than talking
- build ME PIC time
Cons
- paycut most likely
- giving up potential 91/135 op with schools sister company (who hasn't heard that bait and switch before?)

Here's my times
2100TT
127 ME
75 Turbine (currently CMR furlough)
1875 PIC
150 INS
1500 Dual Given