Night_fr8
Anyone doing anyone's check ride is only interested in their performance: their opinions are irrelevant unless they run counter to company SOP e.g suggesting to another crewmember that they would be OK to breach a regulation.
Whilst I don't agree with some of Camel Hair's opinion I am certain that he is a professional and most competent aviator.
looot
I know for a fact, as my partner is FR CC, that a #1 makes at least £800 basic and up to another £700 in sector pay and commission. That's £18000 net which is around £24K gross.
UK average earnings in the public sector stand at £452 per week gross as a median, the private sector is slightly lower: that's £23504 per year, pretty close to the £24K FR pay.