I'm a 36 year old with no flying experience considering a career change. I started a thread with full details (please share any feedback or advice).

I watched a news segment from 2011 (here's a link to the Youtube video) Takeaway: Pilots who work for regionals (especially those who commute) are completely fatigued, earn terrible pay, spend multiple nights per month in crashpads, and some even sleep in airline staff lounges.

Have conditions for regional pilots improved since the 2011 news segment? Or, is working for a regional still a terrible QOL? I'm 36 and willing to tolerate some discomfort for long term reward. But, I wouldn't want to tolerate what was depicted in that news segment.