In the scheme of things… isn’t it safe to assume that both carriers are just stepping stones for the majority of pilots looking to fly with KLM, Virgin, Emirates, BA… etc? So what difference does it make which airline’s jet a pilot chooses to strap a jet to his back to? Bottom line is before a new budding airman goes to a big carrier, he has to build up time. And that’s where RYR, EZ, Globespan, fill a need. Working conditions at any LCC isn’t the greatest. From what I can see on other threads, life at the larger carriers isn’t a bed of roses either. The new guy will just have to be an educated consumer, so to say, to see which LCC in his eyes will be less abusive, and provide the best pay, and QOL.
If one is so unhappy at their present carriers, be it EZ or RYR, move on and get on with one’s life… that’s it. They can’t, and aren’t going to change the ethos’ of the management team.