I agree with JET A1, I mean being RHS is not that bad depending on who you work for.
Personally I do a mixture of Short Haul, Medium and Long Haul (in the winter).
Also we have some ad hoc flights or contracts taking us to Indonesia for two months, Scandinavia for 10 days at a time, New Zealand for 5 months etc...
All on a voluntary basis so for those amongst who rather a stable roster back in the UK, we also have that option.
Of course our time to command until now was very long (up to 15 years) but frankly who cares. I mean a command is a good thing if you want to go elsewhere (or need to) but at the moment I really believe I have a great lifestyle. Much better than I would have in the LCC. As for the money issue, well it is not the most important but then again by volunteering for such and such contract I am not doing badly at all.
BA was a career airline, chances are that is still the case. Don't think there is much there for me but for an LCC pilot, what a pleasant shock it must be to work there.
We are all after different things, we just need to realise what we want and when we have found it.
The way the world goes these days, who knows what can happen? Enjoy life is what I have chosen... and I do.