it is an age old question really
I know people who are in the airlines with low hours but on the other hand i know people who have not had any luck whatsoever
I think the old addage of its not "what you know its who you know" and "right place right time" have had a lot to do with it
Like yourself i dont want to instruct, but it is an option, always worth considering, to be fair i havnt had a bad experience with an instructor yet, different in there approach but never bad so they have my admiration
Keep plugging at it something will come up