The best advice to anyone considering an aviation career would be: Do not become a pilot for an airline. Manage one.
Stay in school, take business and investment banking, then after a few years toiling in the Biz world, learn to fly your own lear. You will live longer, have a happier home life and sleep when its dark instead of waking up, and dropping the gear at sun up.
This after 30+ years of "My Dream" Job.
My cousin does better flying his own fleet of planes..
Apart from that, what the previous poster said about local companies is true: the conditions will be different at each company in 5 years time.
"Company accomodation" may well be in the Crew Rest Facility on a B-777 or an A380. and a layover will give you time for a smoke and walkaround.
