A320,
you might be right,but I'll tell you what happened to me.
I graduated from the high school in 2002. and wanted to go to the flight school,but my father who is b737 instructor told me not to,because I would never gonna get a job.
From that flight school 30 pilot were recruited in 2004. and Type rated by an airliner and given a job.So that means that if I sterted in 2003. as I planned,I would probably be in that group,and would be flying jets right now.
I'm gonna go from my CPL/IR in oct/nov,don't know yet,but now I'm sure I'm gonna do it,with or without his help.
I think it's better to be unemployed for 2-3 years than work something you don't like next 40 years.