I have been a Captain at the same company as
JS for the last 8 years. I used to be relaxed about whether the individual came from the cadets or was an experience TP operator. However over the last few years I have noticed a distinct change in the quality of Cadet.
Once again you can not and I am not tarring all with the same brush. The reality on the front line is there are quite few F/O who are operating because of the size of there wallet not there ability to operate the Airbus. Many of them would not be up to the challenge of a Dash 8 on a dark stormy evening. Having flown many types for different Airlines no one will convince me that a modern day jet is more difficult to fly than a TP.