So you're saying you'd rather have a quick bump in pay than annuity, pension, access to the local's placement services and guaranteed working conditions/benefit

So you're saying you'd rather have a quick bump in pay than annuity, pension, access to the local's placement services and guaranteed working conditions/benefits? That's your call ultimately but you'll excuse me if I think it seems a bit short-sighted. Out of curiosity do you have your journeyman's book yet? Edited to add: nepotism and "good ol boy" networks are pretty much how business gets done everywhere, regardless of industry. A lot of people have this knee jerk reaction against such things and don't stop to consider this is the working end of "Networking".