The reality is that dozens upon dozens of people sacrifice everything to "get in to the airlines" as the job is perceived to be well paid and glamorous.
Because of this and with a lot of help from the flight training schools claiming there is an impending "pilot shortage" unfortunately there is now a massive glut of inexperienced pilots chasing too few jobs.
The result is that only a small proportion of these newly qualified pilots are fortunate enough to obtain gainful employment. RYR and P2Fly schemes cannot be considered as gainful employment.........many are left by the wayside and will never achieve their "dream job". They scratch around instructing for a while before financial reality hits them.
This has all been said before but no one listens as it does not fit with the dream.
An earlier and very honest and brave post by Slingsby is nearer the mark and I would suggest that lots of guys and girls have similar stories to tell but not the guts to admit it on here!