It still surprises me that on this, and related threads, some people seem to have no idea of basic economics. If you're an airline company and the supply of potential pilots is so much greater than demand that people are willing to pay for their type ratings etc, why on earth would you pay it for them? If you can find an airline co that exists to give you an opportunity to fly rather than to make money, then good luck to you.
If you want to make money, do something else. If you want to fly for a living, do what it takes.
PS I think you'll find that the supply v demand equation is the other way around in law, due to the number of clumsly tw*ts suing everyone they can think of because they can't sit on a chair properly.