Doug the Head - I share the same worries about the recession. However, I can not turn down the chance to join BA because of it. If I don't join now I most likely will never get the chance again. A risk I feel I have little choice but to take.
AmericaFYeah - you are right to think the way you do based on what you have seen 'on paper'. But like most jobs, you only know the reality once you join. My last post was designed to help people see that all is far from rosy. But agreed, it is better than a lot of things out there if you can cope with it's shortcomings.