Interesting.
In my case I chose jet FO rather than TP command - due to my age at the time (44 yrs old).
A younger colleague took the TP command and then progressed to jet FO.
2 years later we were both at the same airline and base on jets.
If I had been younger I would have taken the TP command - but market conditions dictated my choice.
With hindsight I wished I'd been able to gain some command experience first, but I made the best choice at the time based on the information available (I would have hated to miss the opportunity to fly jets).
Not always a simple choice - other factors come into play.