Just thinking of basic maths, emotion aside. Also some issues I'll bring up in this post are maybe suited to other 'well worn' threads, lets keep this on TR issues.
He is my reasoning, get an FAA TR for average $10,500 and go to a middleman, buy 500 RHS hours for $20,000. (suited primarilly to FAA qualified European pilots but JAA qualified fATPL pilots can convert for around $4k)
Total cost = approx same as a TR without hours in a JAA state
Benefits
Type Rated in a heavy jet in both FAA/JAA
500 hours under you belt
Can command a better starting salary
Not bonded to anyone/dodgy contracts
Seen a bit of the world
Opens up a whole host of opportunities in many countries
Not getting butt-
by O'Leary
Disadvantages
Paid out approx GBP 20k for something that after forking out 30k+ already is hard to swallow
Paying a ****e/weasel in an office somewhere to allow you to fly for a commerical operation
Starting flying in Europe 9ish months later than you would have if you got a JAA TR and got an all elusive first job with it.