Sorry, forgot the free parking!
There are loopholes in the DFOD scheme which the company can use to work you into a DFOD without pay or counting towards the compulsory purchase. Whilst we are short of crews, I expect that they will have to resort to this, so the picture is not totally clear.
However, there does seem to be a change in attitude with the new MD and attitudes could be improving. Time will tell how things pan out.
Basing at Baby dictates how much of a life you get. Cardiff and Teeside crews seem to be working to their roster. The others are getting lots of changes and (especially Captains) get taxied to CWL/MAN at short notice.