Great post OKC! I have a sneaky suspicion that you and I flew together a few years back.
I thought I was a hopeless case when I transitioned to heavies and saw my sim partner engage the automatics at 200' on our very first handling sim. Luckily you then hit the line and realise that handling, energy management and common sense are still prized and respected by many. Momo mate, I'm not saying you won't have that at 2000 hours, but it's rare and depends on your quality of training and the application you put in when you're released to line flying. I didn't have much of it below 4000 hours (and I'd flown the bush, regionals and some other fun stuff) and still have a lot to learn with 7000. Best of luck.