MDLU, yes it is to be recommended. But that is obviously relative to what you're doing now rather then a blunt statement.
The pay is good, a payrise to get level with the new Ryanair pay-deal is in the minds of management, or so we are told.
Regarding how hard you have to work, we operate using the CAP as a reference for crewing and are therefore in a situation where across the range of pilots the average number of hours (block) is usually about 60-80 a month. This includes on average 4-6 nightstops or slit duties every month.