Of course it’s not all rumours, but I think that these two characters are going at bit out of line.
Having worked for a couple of different airlines during the last 20 years, I do recognise that there are few bit and pieces that need to be changed in Ryanair (been here for a couple of years) e.g. annual leave, base captain in STN’s strange fuel policy (in fact its quite simple) and the whole discussion about the 900 hr/year.
But at the end of the day, Ryanair is not worse than many other airlines I have worked for.
My experience tells me, that it is always the same type of pilots who runs into problems with the management. Most of us live a nice quite life, and have never had any problems with the” high brass”. But a few unlucky or odd types runs into trouble all the time –makes no difference if they try 20 other airlines. The first officer started to complain after two days in the simulator; “he could not survive of the salary offered”, even though he knew the exact figurer before he signed the contract (got it from his own mouth!)
A long life in aviation has taught me always leave a door open – do not slam it when you leave. Do not – like your Norwegian friends – close one of the only open doors in today’s Europe, by telling coloured versions of their experience in Ryanair. The industry is too small for stunts like that!
Of course it is exciting reading – that’s why people read the Sun, VG in Norway, Expressen in Sweden and Ekstra Bladet in Denmark.