As stated, the stick is perfectly natural.
Auto-trim, however, goes against all that is holy! That in combination with the non-moving autothrust serve to completely disconnect the new Airbus pilot from reality.
Example; visual approach, AP/AT off. In a normal aircraft, upon reaching g/s intercept one could bring the power back near idle and the aircraft would begin a constant airspeed descent without further input. Fifi requires that you adjust the power, then push the stick forward to start a descent and hopefully (but not likely) hold your target airspeed. It really does feel like "driving" an airplane. But you get used to it.