No Ryanair promise is worth the paper that it’s not even written on. They will promise you everything and deliver nothing. 5 on 4 off is for new joiners but, as it states in the agreement that you probably wont see, they can change it to 5 on 3 off or 5 on 2 off as and when they please. Oh and your annual leave is used to supplement the extra days. Oh and you have to go to the sim on your days off. New guys are on a “temporary” training contract. Some have been on the “temporary” training contract, without pay, for over a year. That’s right no pay for over a year waiting to finish training.
They treat their most loyal employees like dog muck why would they treat new guys any better. The house of cards is beginning to buckle under the weight of the management egos. Pilots are leaving in their droves. Their need for new EXPERIENCED pilots is so huge now that the problem is unrecoverable. Too many aeroplanes coming not enough pilots. The FOs that are there are so inexperienced that they will not make captain in time to help.
Ryanair is a monster that would rather eat its own flesh than pay for nourishment.