From an Ops point of view, the answer is a definate YES... nice to have crew around who know exactly what goes on and what the Ops bods have to put up with at times. However... a lot of people will avoid hiring any pilots as they know that first chance of a flying job, they'll disappear, also, a lot of Ops people are in a similar situation to you - they want a job, thing is, there're a LOT of experienced ones out there looking for work right now!
Sorry this post isn't more positive for you, good luck anyway!
JFF
