Hopeless
I'm flying for 22 years, four years as a captain. I went back to the right seat to fly bigger planes and longhaul and now there is zero prospect to return to the left seat thanks to the enormous creativity the agencies and airlines apply in the conditions one has to fulfill to get employment (must have flown..., current rating..., PIC on type). Age discrimination is a favorite, e.g. with Turkish. Maybe they figure to exploit it as long as they are not in the EU. My salary is much less than it used to be ten years ago. Most people I fly with are complete egoists who grumble my ears off, earning twice the money I do.
Needless to say that my degree in aeronautical engineering, 20 years of computer programming experience and speaking four languages are completely useless!
Aviation has been and still is a terribly mendacious business.