HAHA ZoomZoom darling.. what were you expecting?
Yes, we work long hours.. with minimum rest between flights. If you get days off.. some people will spend an entire day sleeping to catch up.. sometimes you only get a single day off in between a block of ten or twelve shifts which dosent leave you much time.
Roster varies from earlies to lates, generally a healthy mix with only about two days off in between to adjust.. then back to the former again as soon as your body has become slightly used to it.
This is NOT the industry (esp domestically here in OZ) where if youlove your social life and weekends, you will love flying. because the chances of you getting to go out on weekends are practically nil. You WILL develop strange hours and find it difficult to catch up with friends who work the normal 9-5 routine.. You will get used to coming home from a 9.5 hour day without a proper break for dinner (sometimes not even 20 mins) and having to pee whilst taxiing to the runway cos there is no time to do it during a 25 min HOT turnaround and the pax spend all flight queuing for the loos... Its an easy job.. but make no mistake.. its ******* exhausting and its something that you either love or hate. Flying isnt a job.. its a lifestyle and it runs your life. you learn to fit in things like medical appointments, family gatherings and basic food shopping AROUND the beck and call of the crewing department.
But for some of us.. perhaps pain is pleasure in a way.. i still love flying and the way it destroys my lifestyle.. but its def. no picnic.