I didn't assume anything. Large parts of this thread IS total rubbish written by people who don't know what they are talking about. You might think that applies to me. Fair enough. I'm not going to be losing any sleep over it. I like my job.
Yes, there are shortcomings and no it isn't perfect, but it could be a lot worse. The problem is, that people from outside Ryanair post ignorant comments (EG cadets getting paid £1 an hour or whatever), which is not a reflection of life at Ryanair and is not helpful. The point is that the majority of flightdeck personnel at Ryanair are reasonably happy and glad to have a job. The minority drip all over PPRUNE about it.
So the "appauling" business practices reflect on the business as a whole? Agreed. But I don't see anyone else being prepared to do anything about it. Face it - there is nothing anyone can or will do about it. BALPA are totally disinterested as are their membership outside Ryanair. If it doesn't affect BA, they don't want to know. So moaning about it here is going to achieve the square root of nothing - if you want to help, write to your union or your MP. I've taken a lot of action in this regard - can you all say the same?