Wah poor me...
Zap:
Been there done that. If you stay on regional and never do red eyes then maybe your schedule is great compared to a mixed long haul red eye schedule.
My point is it is all relative. I have worked regional schedules long days 5 sectors, 14 hour duty day 5 days a week, and was never as tired as I am doing long haul, regional mix.
I cannot fathom why you would not sympathise with fatigue issues. Why would you not want to see the industry as a whole improve our safety margins by dealing with fatigue issues properly ? There have been numerous "east coast" accidents over the years where fatigue was not highlighted as a hole in the swiss cheese when it was probably one of the larger holes. So if you were serious about safety you would get on to the FAA and your pilot Union and change your work rules.
IMHO fatigue is the largest safety issue we face in aviation today.
If you think otherwise ZAP then you have not been in the game long enough.
Cheers
FG