While it was never going to be an Aer Lingus or BA etc,people forget that Ryanair used to be a pretty OK place to work back in the 90`s. The working days were reasonable, the money was pretty good and the relationship between pilots and management was at its peak. MOL one day decides that one of the few ways left to earn a few more bob is to squeez it out of the staff. He recruits the FAT BOYS (ye know who ye are, join a gym!)to run the show and fast forward to today where you have a situation where the days are rediculously long,people are earning the same money as they were 10 years ago(or less if you consider inflation),you have to pay for EVERYTHING yourself,the pension is !!!!e,the chief pilot won t stand up for his pilots (and is only interested in lumping more work on the pilotbody so he ll get a bigger bonus at the end of the year. What a disgrace!At least M O C and J D stood up to M O L) and the relationship with management is at an all time low.
It used to be a company where you could plan to have a career and look forward to getting your command and the respect that the position carried.(Remember the company mobile phone,the capts company credit card and the frequent nights out at the cost of the company).Then it became a company where you put up with the crap to get your command and then consider your options.Now its not even worth getting a command because the minute you get your fourth stripe you have a target on your back, management having their finger firmly on the trigger.You re going to leave anyway so minimise your time here as you ll only delay you re progression elsewhere.
In short,this company used to be OK,now it SUCKS!
Last edited by Jetdriver; 31st January 2006 at 22:55.