Sorry Cargo1, about the 146 not being a good rating. It is true, not a lot of them are flying around. On the other hand a lot of pilots have converted to other aircrafts, so ther are not a lot of 146 rated pilots left. Also with the 146-rating you can easily (3 days conversion) go on the RJ as well.
When you are flexible, you can get a job very easily on the 146, especially in the UK.
It still is a 4 engined aeroplane with over 40 tons. So you get some good hours with it.