At Jet2 there's plenty of standby over the year, but I live close enough that I can get on with life regardless.
The earlies are early and the lates are late.
The only plus side of working for Jet2 at the moment is getting paid as a full time skipper to fly 450hrs a year. I know a skipper at Easy on a 75% contract who is flying 550hrs a year.
If you come to work, do the job and go home, it's the same as anywhere else. There is currently a drive to increase union membership as there is a large amount of discontent amongst the crew (Flight deck and Cabin).