Brownbaron,
I'm sorry your employer has such a ****e attitude towards the people that help earn the revenue that pays his wages, but I think your post is overly pessimistic. If even 30% of the projected fleet growth for the next 20 years happens it will create demand for a lot of new pilots. The fact that the job market is shrinking right now does not negate this fact. Good timing and sound financial planning (read that as "avoid or minimize training debt and save a good chunk of what you eventually earn") are the keys to success, not abandoning the dream. It is a cyclical industry and very sad that this is news to so many already in it.
There are plenty of other posts with viewpoints about how and when to jump in, so I won't make another one here, but with 3% retiring every year, 60% of existing pilots need to be replaced over the next 20 years even if there is no fleet expansion. Today is a very dark day, but it won't always be so.