I have worked for many companies over the years and all of them have their good points, as well as bad points, some more than others. That said, Ryanair has its fair share of bad points but not enough to make it the worst job in aviation. If that were the case, they would have real trouble recruiting pilots, new cadets, as well as experienced Captains.
Some posters decry the pilot community in Ryanair, calling them wimps and spineless, or worse, for their lack of progress when it comes to BALPA/IALPA etc. To them I would just say this; 'Union recognition' only works if both parties recognise one another. MO'L will simply refuse to allow any BALPA representative over the doorstep of his office. As long as he ignores BALPA, they remain powerless. There will be absolutely no progress while he and his ilk are in charge in Ryanair.
Ryanair pilots are diverse both geographically and racially, they are on different contracts at different bases. Some are permanent and some contractors. Concerted action by all of them on one or more days is almost impossible to organise. It might be what the vast majority of the Ryanair pilots are striving to achieve, but in reality, it will be very difficult to achieve under the present system. As time goes by, MO'L makes the company even more widely dispersed and more widely diverse, making any concerted action even less likely.
Some posters accuse Ryanair pilots of being spineless and wimps, particularly a few on PPRUNE; to them I say, reality sucks sometimes and being rude to Ryaniar pilots is nothing short of cowardly and ignorant of the facts of life here. So stop telling us to get our house in order and make sure your own defences are prepared for the management realisation that Ryanair is the most profitable airline in Europe, if not the world. You will be next, not because of our lack of action, but because of our inabilty to overcome what is a very well thought out and executed strategy on the part of the most succesful airline manager we have seen in recent years. I hate the situation just as much as the rest of us and you, but it is as it is, as the Pope once said.
Sorry to be so pessimistic but, as I say, reality sucks.