Back in the F27/Electra days there were no other jobs.
Given that the whole industry is facing a shortage of pilots, does one:
Enjoy the life style, chill out, go the parties and listen to the bull,
or
Get a job with an airline with a proper seniority and promotion policy and decent pay; and be busy enough to ensure that when the call for command does come, you don't get chucked off the command course because you don't have enough hours? As has happened to some FO's on command courses recently.
It is not PC to state, I know: That the opportunities available to the aspiring FO are probably linked to the aptitude and intelligence of the individual concerned.