Thin Albert, Ryanair is not a bad place to work, however dont be fooled by this so called 5/4. Sounds good in name, however are you not suspicious considering the overwhelming majority of the pilots working in he company rejected this deal??
Up to 12 of you 29 days leave is allocated during the yr to facilitate the 5/4 pattern, if memory serves me right. So in truth you are getting approximately 17 days leave which you can apply for freely but getting them granted is another matter. Also from Jan-Mar, the company may at its own will revert the roster to 5/3 or even 5/2 if required. Then you have the recurrent sims on your off days, which is another four days per yr at least. Basically its still a 5/3 pattern with reduced flexibility with regard leave. Also if for some reason such as illness you miss a few days work, the company can change your roster to 5/2 to catch up on your lost hours.
Manfred.