I flew with an FO last week, and I must say, I was staggered, the penny never really quite dropped before this point in my simple mind.
The path that this lad took to ryanair was thus.
University, 3 years, cost circa £50k (although some cost is delayed)
Zero to hero course, £70k.
Ryanair’s fee..30k.
£150k in direct costs. Throw in loss of earnings for 5.5 years, at an extremely low base of £15k, thats another 75k not in his bank.
So £225k.
His reward for this?
£16,800.
20 years ago, my first office job was £16,400.
On what planet, do people think this is sensible, sustainable, fair, or meritocratic.
Can you imagine Tesco, Barclays, National Rail or any other employer saying “invest 225k in your training and get a job paying £16,800”.
I can only serious question these people’s decision making abilities.
Oh, but they promised you great earnings at that open day, (although never actually being able tl tell you a figure..)
Well, the first contracts post training are landing, and its 18k.