Then here is the crunch, if you are Captain/TRE/TRI with a rating you are in demand, airlines are having lots of trouble finding suitable applicants>>>
Indeed they are, which is why all us good 'ole TriStar (ahhh, Lockheed) guys still find the welcome mat out.
Good for a few more years, me thinks.
Sadly, many of the older hands have retired from line/sim training, leaving a few companies/younger guys in the doggie do-do.
Money talks, BS walks...true as it's ever been.