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Yep, like you did when you joined (although we both had more than 1500 hours when we arrived).
I would argue, though, that for identical experience levels, having a jet rating might be a very useful advantage...unless you are trying to compare a 2000 hour 320 F/O to a 6/7000 hour Dash 8 skipper? That seems a bit unfair, doesn't it? Besides, the jet F/O has probably managed 400 or 500 sectors each year, in much the same sh*t weather as his TP mate in his first 3 years on the job. My issue is with lack of experience, not weight restrictions, that's why I didn't mention anything about them in that post there.
Nor did I make any mention whatsoever of TP or Jet experience in my post
(And there are still some airlines that don't charge you for TR's, by the way)