hehe... I think we all knew that was coming

I agree with Clue. Making a lateral move between regionals isn't necessarily "a lateral move"; everyone here would agree that going from Mesa, TSA or Pinnacle to Skywest, ExpressJet or Horizon is a step up, not a strafe to the same thing. The QOL, pay and general treatment of employees is far better than the other three.

Has anyone tried suing Pinnacle for false advertisement yet? The name Pinnacle implies the best, but apparently it ain't so.

Mesa to Xjet= me happy...

I heard a story once about some CA suing the company and getting a settlement on the basis he would leave and keep his mouth shut. It came from a 9E FO but is probably an urban legend...

I don't understand going to another regional to start with. Do your homework then pick one you want to stay with then stay there. Why go to one you know you are going to hate? Just be a cfi or fly freight till you get what you want. Seniority is everything.

There were a couple TSA guys that were interviewed at RAH not very long ago. The chief pilot for CHQ came down on them pretty hard about abandoning their company. Said it showed something about their character and made them a higher liability to hire. I took a few new hires I saw at the hotel for XJT to lunch since I had a vehicle two days ago. He was one of them and was a nice and intelligent guy. They simply didn't like the fact that he hadn't shown loyalty.

Depending on how the person hiring you feels it could hurt.

I'm new at this... I'm single, coming from a CFI job and am in no rush... I still don't understand what the big deal is... many companies have 1-2 year upgrades right now... so figure 3 years and hop on to a major. I'd figure you want to be in a position to upgrade as fast as possible and show consistent work ethic. I can understand if there's other factors like money, bases/commuting, family, etc that come into play... is that it? Am I in a position here that makes putting up with stuff easier?

Very much so. The first years are rough and being single makes the difference night and day. You need to decide where you want to be in a certain amount of time. I figured if I work hard I can move up the ladder and afford the type of life I want for myself and significant other. I was very close to getting engaged with someone. We had been living together for awhile. Then one day she told me she didn't want me to go fishing. That she wanted me to stay with her instead. Told me she wanted me to "prove" how much I loved her. I figured she should already know so I took a taxi cab 115 miles back to my truck and have never talked to her since. I could only imagine what she would demand of me due to being gone for my career. In order to have a family I need to be able to support them. In order to fish I need to be able to support her habits too.

Things for me are like a band-aid. End them quickly. If not I knew I wouldn't have had the willpower to do it later and I just know I would have ended up like the TONS of other guys I saw get dragged down by there relationships. Some make it happen but I couldn't.

Duck, that's called work and it's a 4 letter word. According to the up and coming masses, you're a sucker for taking the 'long' road.:rolleyes:

More incredible wisdom from a twenty something know it all that is an expert on pilot luggage, can't operate the equipment on his aircraft, can't properly understand a clearance, can't fly a stable approach, flies with people that are borderline dangerous, loses his passport, and can't pass a regional FO PC/Checkride the first time around.

Do you honestly think that YOUR company would would show ANY loyalty towards YOU?