We don't hear the success stories because Wannabes leave this forum like rats up a drainpipe as soon as they are employed, and seem to want to pull the ladder up behind them. With a few honourable exceptions, very few Wannabes have ever posted their experiences once they've started being paid to fly.
In any case, this forum is, by definition, for those who are unemployed. It's inevitably going to be a little introspective and downbeat from time to time.
Suffice to say that the UK jobs market now is as good as it's ever been. There are more Wannabes than jobs, however, so you still need to work hard to get what you want.
Scroggs