(Applying full rudder in the hope of correcting this profound thread drift...).
Pilots are too often introspective, failing to see the wider picture. Pilot salaries and terms and conditions should probably only be evaluated in the context of the company's, industry's, and wider economy's, performance.
There are many tools on the web which will allow those who wish to, to examine Ryanair's performance as a company.
On a positive note, in my experience, both the financial and operational success (in terms of not having accidents - several European carriers are statistically well overdue a 'big one' in the simplest terms) depend on a high quality training department.
Training FOs can bring signifcant benefits, as can FOs in management (if they're the right ones!).
However, nothing will ever either persuade me to get onto a Ryanair aircraft or work for them.
Ryanair has done more to drive standards down to the shocking levels at which they reside in so many areas than any other carrier. A sad consequence of the free market's interaction with the modern consumer who knows the price of everything and value of nothing is that where they lead, others must follow.