Done this one before, but I'll do it again.
New guys sarting salary: £6,500. per YEAR
Add sector cheque, nicely reduced by 50%, gives a return of @ £1,500 total monthly pay.
And that will be after a good month, flying max hrs on long trips. Go sick (if you dare)or miss a few days/weeks due excess hrs, then the return will drop by a few hundred. Maybe just about cover the £15 grand outlay.
Providing of course that you are indeed earning sterling, cos if you go across to Belgium or Ireland then it will be significantly less.
Rostering headache? Belgium has brand new Captains with brand brand new FOs.
On the flip side though, not many outfits are taking low hour guys, so those who have the extra ££££ on top of the £50 grand or so they have already spent can get a go. Hope they don't get chopped. Sincerely.
I'm not anti Ryanair, it's a fun place to work and the rewards are good, but not so good for the new guys, especially once the novelty of flying a jet for fun has worn off.