I beg to differ,
The main advantage of #2 - taking the job is not just finance by a long way.
Being in a flight simulator company you will have access to all the latest CBT courses on different aircraft.
With every job outside flying there are downsides. Computing is boring, but look at the positive side of your job. Your simulator company will have access to airbus and boeing training courses in its library. Why not take advantage of this access you have and go through the coursework for free in the down turn as well as earn the money for your flying at the weekends.
You will be able to practice on the sims in the spare time and broaden your knowledge for those interviews which no doubt arrive in the 'predicted' boom.
If it doesn't happen so fast, then at least you'll have money comming in and you will not be laying all your eggs in one basket.
Don't just look for the flying at all cost - develop a broader knowledge approach and you will have something different to offer than the 1500 hrs fATPL applicant who has sunk everything into flying. Unfortunately, there are plenty of those people around at the moment and it is those with which you will have to compete.
Whatever you decide - I wish you the best of luck.