Have to agree - I'm working my notice now and yes I'm off to pastures new with far better terms and conditions than those I leave behind.
Easyjet has been great - they've had plenty of hours out of me and in return I've had a quick command and had a very nice standard of living on both F/O and Captain's salaries. However I look alot older now than I did when I joined! A career airline it is not and in my opinion will never be, unless you want to be permanently tired, especially in the summer. Some people love it and some have grown to loathe it - the trick is to do something about it if you've had enough....easier said than done of course especially once the golden handcuffs are on!
It doesn't matter which airline you work for they will all want their pound of flesh from you but everyone who has joined Easy in the last 5 years and is now a relatively young Captain/SFO is asking the same question: 'Can I do this for the rest of my career?'. The answer in just about 100% of cases is NO.