As I've said already, KG, if you want to be a pilot, don't be an airline pilot. The two things have very different objectives. Airline pilots are (in flying terms) fundamentally system managers. This should be built on a foundation of well-maintained flying skills, and there is no reason that these skills can't be maintained on the Airbus - it's possible to switch off the autothrust, flight director and area navigation display, and indeed my airline does that on sim checks (in addition to which, we fly to places where we do everything from IIIb autolands to circling approaches and visual approaches).
As far as the extra skills, wit, experience and cunning you use to fly a Boeing - can you give any examples? I'm not sure I really spotted any in 9 years on the Boeing that didn't apply in similar ways to the Airbus.