Sad truth is Asturias is not far off the mark. I’m pretty sure that were your positions to be advertised next week, there would be a very long queue of crew lining up to fill them and each would be happy to accept half your present T’s&C’s. By way of example, just look to HKE and it’s ilk and tell me I’m wrong.
Is it right? No. Is it ethical? Of course Not. No one of my era recommends this as a career choice for the young. This is a big change from say 20 years ago.
Here is the harsh reality of the dumbing down of a profession by technology. Modern aircraft and ATC systems go a long way to making them shall we say... “crash resistant”. It is this metric which emboldens your freshly minted MBA wielding Managers.