irishcabincrew - a hell of a lot of what you say is true with any airline!! getting up at early hours in the morning and getting home late, then getting up early the next day again. our lives do mostly consist of work, sleep, work, sleep, work, sleep. welcome to the world of flying! obviously some things you mention are obviously ryanair related, but don't be so sure that everything is hunky dory in every other airline. i do hope you find another airline which is more suited to you...but mainly its just the same old moans in a different uniform!