Well, not all Dash pilots are low paid. The recent ACR contract puts the Dash 8 pilots in Canada one step above anything else in North America.http://www.pprune.org/ubb/NonCGI/wink.gif
As for getting an endorsement to get a job - there are so few Dash 8 operators it would make sense to call the chief pilot of each of them and get the answer directly.
I don't think a Dash 8 endorsement you buy yourself would put ahead of another pilot with your smae number of hours. It would only show you have a bit more money (or a LOT more money?)http://www.pprune.org/ubb/NonCGI/frown.gif
But, that being said,there is one Dash 8 operator (based in CYXT) that you might wish to contact.http://www.pprune.org/ubb/NonCGI/cool.gif