As we know there are hours and there are hours.
In a CX environment with long haul (3/4 crew) and short haul flights and where, mainly, the autopilot goes in on take-off between 100-500 feet and out on landing at circa 1,000 feet (trimmed and no further config changes) then a 3,000 hour (does it include bunk time or SO time?) CX cadet will have had about 12 hours hands on flying time before they become a wide body Captain. Some commercial pilots will do that in two days.
You can't buy experience - nor can you get much in a long haul airline even with a smattering of short haul flights in the mix.