Originally Posted by
shoelu
Got the job offer without the type. Then, paid for the type out of my own pocket and will never regret it. The investment paid for itself first year.
and, if you did not pay $8000 for your type rating you would not have been hired....You got a "job offer": if you came up with $8000 for the type you end up on the payroll. That is about as clear and simple as it can be. No need to rationalize.