I recall many years ago speaking to a turboprop FO who was going to a job on the 1-11, and was prepared to may the cost of his conversion. That was unheard of in the industry at the time. I tried to dissuade him from taking that route, but his reply was to the effect "If I don't, somebody else will, and that's another jet job I won't get". Don't blame the older pilots. We couldn't stop the starry-eyed youngsters who would do anything to get a seat at the front.