No worries...If I were still a CFI looking to break into the 121 world, what I'd be doing right now is finding myself the very best contract-instructing I could get my hands on, while living cheaply and pounding down student-loan debt and saving as much as possible.

Those CFI's today, while not having the luxury of a quick "upgrade" into an RJ, have something that most of us never did instead - an excellent short-term market that allows your CFI skills to pay big bucks. Use it to your advantage!