A Chief Pilot of one of the North Sea operators told me that exact same thing several times last year, in no uncertain terms. Unfortunately, this was after me having blown my wad on getting my CPL(H). I now have no wad to blow on getting a CPL(A) - I did the ATPL(A) ground exams during my course, so 'all' I need to do is the flying but that's going to cost another packet.
But, when it comes down to it, the money, hours and appreciation can wait, I want to fly helicopters.