Sadly, there are lots of Amflighters that go into that job with expectations of greatness. Sure, everywhere you go, people will say "Ameriflight? Well, I'm sure you can really fly instruments."
Hell, it alllowed me to skip the sim ride when I interviewed at my current job. But no one really seems to care beyond that. And the fact that Merlin captains from AMF with their golden 1000+ TPIC often end up as regional FOs should be telling.
But hey, don't you guys have a flow-through with Allegiant now? Or did you already jump ship?