Example
Speedrestriction,
I see from your profile you are student pilot - that's great - I hope your course is going well - it's certainly a good time to get qualified.
Maybe you're considering Ryanair when you qualify? Why not, it'd be great to get a first job on a 737 right? Many of us did.
Just an example for you - one of my friends has just been offered a place as a cadet with Ryanair. The deal is:-
he has to pay for his own 737 rating (20k plus)
he receives no salary or payments at all during training
he has to pay all his own accommodation / transport / meal costs during simulator AND line training (40+) sectors for which they can send you anywhere in Europe
Once his base check is complete his salary is £680 a month
He gets NO SECTOR pay at all for 6 months after base saftey pilot release
Half sector pay for the following 6 months
I know young cadets who are so short of money they are sleeping in cars and relying on cabin crew to give them a muffin when they go to work for 12 hours. Ryanair management are nasty.
Don't even get me started on how they treat the cabin crew.. let's just say cheap and nasty is an understatement.
And all this while they post record profits of 302 million!