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Old 1st Dec 2009, 08:39
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TheBeak
 
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Strangely enough ive only ever seen one post on pprune from an FR FO(reluctant737) whos actually not liking things. There must be around 1000 FO's in the company now as well.
Firstly, give it time, it WILL happen. Secondly, it is all relative, you are talking about 20 year olds/ 35 year olds (who are grateful for the second chance) who are in the honeymoon period flying what is a very, very nice aircraft. They still feel fantastic stopping at the traffic lights in the car with their gold braided arm resting on the door, next to a girl in her Corsa on her way to work. It feels great, I know. Thirdly it, generally speaking, isn't money they had to earn, the hard way, so it relatively feels like something for nothing. Forthly as low houred pilots we are sold that we are so lucky to have a job, and, surprise, surprise the more suggestable of us feel lucky to have a flying job, even though they had to pay for it. And fifthly, they had probably been on here 6 months previously telling Flintstone, WWW, Blackred, EK4457, jb5000, myself and others that we don't know what we are talking about, that we are bitter and that they must be allowed everything they want in life because mummy and daddy choose to give them it. To come back 6, 10, 14, 18 months later and say that they had been foolish and incorrect would be a tough call for most, especially of this ilk.

All of that aside it is probably, at this stage, because no one has really felt the effects of what we are calling. It will happen. Count on it. They'll chip 15 -30 hours a year from you over the next 10 years. All of a sudden earning 100 Euros an hour for 3-400 hours a year doesn't pay the bills. And if you don't think it can happen you are deluded. You'll be flying the same number of hours a year as people in the cargo industry. It's perfectly legal and there is nothing you can do about it. Ryanair will hope that you make their life easier and leave before it becomes too immoral. With new people continually coming into the company they can keep the block hour rate as low as possible and keep on rectifying the Ts and Cs in their favour.

Enjoy it while it lasts, because it wont last and it will get very much worse at Ryanair.
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