The key is to use Ryanair to go where you want to go!
Why are lots of new pilots joining Ryanair? Because they know that after circa 3 years with 2,000 hours jet time they can apply to many more airlines with much better Ts and Cs.
The penalty is being shoved off to a base not of your choosing.
Ryanair are using you, just make sure you use them!
Unfortunately this is very true, and now seems to be the common attitude of the majority of crew. Which is great for the individual but not for the majority, as by taking this attitude you are cheapening the position you hold. Ryanair is no longer an 'Airline', and is used (abused) by the employees as much as the management. In return it churns out cabin crews and flight crews by the hundred, and the only people making money out of it are the shareholders and management, NOT the employees who are inadvertently paying for it through the nose with their ever decreasing T&Cīs. Just hope YOU (i.e. the common pilot) do not take this attitude to your next position after RYR or those better T&Cīs you are hoping for with the next company will cease to exist!
