NooNoo no no
Its a shame that you obviously had such a negative experience with GF.I worked for an airline in the Uk where we did not sit the entire flight, we would eat our meals top of decent in 3 mins, after landing we would load all the ovens for the return sector, clean all seat pockets and 1 unlucky crew got to stand under the wing and direct passengers(in the rain / snow / sun ),our onboard service continued the entire flight.The same cannot be said for GF crew where on most flights we have the luxury of sitting ,eating our meals,reading the papers and chatting with our collegues.
3 crew for 257 passengers is indeed hard work and although happens more than we like during the busy summer months is not a normal thing.Crew shortages are common in all airlines at peak times.
I consider buying a meal of for example chicken biryani for equiv. of less than $4 pretty cheap, or thai green curry ,rice and wine for less than $13 pretty cheap..the list goes on.
Crew are accomodated in luxury apartments , and as previously mentioned by another member most are equiped with gyms and pools, all with internet access,microwave,tv,dvd player,satelite,washing machine,24 hours security and all are fully furnished.
A word of advice to all those either already flying with GF or thinking of coming to join our "family", if ever you have a grievence or something that you think is unfair bring it to the attention of those in the office who have the authority to bring about a change or explain the whys and together work out a solution.
Seek and ye shall find... open your eyes to the great things you have already and dont waste time on the countless things that you lack.
Happy flying and stay safe in the skies and on the ground.