flyhigh85 said it just as I see it too.
I am now in the middle of ATPL and really demotivated by unclear situation. True, nobody cares of SEP/MEP time. I also would be happy to handfly, start with sth smaller and grow to be proficient. But one of the representatives of our major carrier told me that they always prefer pilots from integrated training rather than those with 1000plus hours on small airplanes. He explained that many former PPL istructors or agricultural pilots have bad habits and will never be really professionals with airlines. And gliders which I fly on competition level are good just for kids.
That man was a chief of hiring pilot department.
What is the way??