Grivation
Whereas I agree with the more, lets say clasic way of rising up the ladder, the problem that I see is that the number of such TP jobs have diminished. At the same time, faster jet positions have increased.
I'd very much like to cut my teeth on a TP, but there are less and less options available. Look at AIR UK - KLM UK - no jobs here any more, and there are other examples as I'm sure you are aware.
S