One sees the anti, can't afford to pay for, SSTR mob out disuading others from, in their opinion, jumping the queue.
A SSTR can only serve to enhance one's chances of an airline job, a definite approach and step in the right direction but unless their is an offer of employment at the end of it then you will be jumping one queue, those against and/or can't afford, to join another queue of those that have already done it and are knocking on the airline doors for a job having not secured a job before or as part of the SSTR.