Work for $ and fly for fun.
There are fewer and fewer airlines that are well run and enjoyable to work for. The company that looks good today can be taken over by bean counters and trashed tomorrow. Your hard won seniority and retirement savings may end up in the hands of thieves and bunglers.
A better plan is to get a good job or start a business. Control your own destiny and when you make some $, buy an airplane or an ultra light. Then you can work for money and fly for fun.