CAP 54
He's more knackered than you because they're short of pilots too. And that will change when they recruit people to fill the gaps!
In the long term BA will allways win over all the other airlines in the UK. The good charter airlines have been around for 20+ years and BA has always had better terms and conditions over them in the long term. There have been peaks and troughs in BA's conditions, but as an average they're always better.
If you're young, you won't regret joining BA. But you will regret getting a command quickly and doing the same thing for the next 30+ years.