No, its a great career if that is what you want. Don't look at controlling as second best, or as an escape route if you don't make the grade as a pilot, or if you can't get a flying job after training. The training courses to be an ATCO are long, expensive and complex. Intelligence measured in terms of University qualifications doesn't necessarily mean you will pass the courses. I know quite a few people with more than one degree who still couldn't make it as an ATCO. As an OJTI, I would rather not go through all the grief of training a freshly qualified ATCO if they are going to jump ship as soon as a flying job comes along.
Have a long think about where you see your future. If you can't honestly say that you would be happy as an ATCO, don't pursue it.
Look at it this way. If you had an ATPL and an ATCO licence and was offered a flying job or a controlling job, both with the same terms and conditions, which would you choose?