I went straight to a jet at 300hrs. It is pretty easy really, do the TR, read the books, follow the procedure. The airmanship is something that takes much longer to develop. However, even now with 2500hrs (wow what a huge number) I am beginning to understand what people like Shaun are talking about. I definitely feel that there is a considerable amount of out of the box thinking that I quite haven't got the hang of yet, probably because I don't know what it is like to be plugging away in Seneca one Winter's night whilst listening to the prop ice slapping against the nose. I actually wish I had the experience, but I'm also glad to get a nicely paid jet job in a stunning part of the world, an experience I never even imagined
A B737 is a lot different to a Twin piston.
I guess it is all perspective. I recall during my MCC in a 732, how it just seemed like a big fat Seneca short of six levers.