Just wondering how much more of this I can put up with. I seem to remember a Pprune member recently suffering a great deal of stress and getting depressed so I know I'm not the only one. Indeed I believe my colleagues may feel the same though I don't have time to talk to them.
Problem is being overworked, no breaks at all, under pressure to stick to an unrealistic schedule, poor admin organisation. I can't keep on doing 10 or 12 hr days with no proper breaks, other than when the student checks the aircraft. I asked the boss and was told that 'plenty of other jobs involve working 12 hr days with no break'... When I mentioned the law and minimum rest periods I was told it doesn't apply to Pilots??
Sometimes I am so fatigued I drive home in a daze unable to remember any of the days lessons. Students must surely be getting poor value.
Do we really have to put up with this? I know I'm not alone, and before anyone states the obvious I can't take the decision to move lightly due to house and wife.
Although I'm not badly paid I really feel like I've been 'used' this summer.
I used to really enjoy instructing but this last couple of months have really taken the shine off it.