So true! Because jets are so automated initially we tend to rely on instrument indications and autopilots wheras the seat of the pants flying still applies and is completely essential! Like the instructor told us in the sim on the endorsement, "it's just a f...ing aeroplane!".
In addition I've found I learn so much from the older generation, guys with tens of thousands of hours and decades behind them. Why? EXPERIENCE. You can't teach experience.
At 200 hours we are all extremely green. We know the basics with a licence, but it's a licence to learn. We learn on every flight. But a jetliner is no place to polish your basic flying skills and management of a flight. I'm sure insurance companies would love it. Bit why P-Plate drivers aren't allowed to drive high powered vehicles.