I hope you understand that you are getting real world advise from pilots who have made large sacrifices to make this career work. I think that you will find that a majority of those who have spent a few years working for peanuts at a regional or POS 135 operator will sell you the same advise. Likeways, those who are still trying to break into the industry, those who are still in the "honeymoon" stage of getting their licenses would tell you to pin your ears back and go for it. I would not get upset at the advise you are getting, it is hard to hear but you better think long and hard about how the next 10 years of your life are going to play out.... Maybe you can fly turbo props in the right seat for a 135? But even then, be prepared to have a pager stapled to your hips and having virtually every plan you try to make broken in the last minute.