I would have taken it short-term if necessary and bugged out when I could
Which is what a large number of Ryanair pilots will do. The stressful working conditions at Ryanair makes the job unsustainable for a long term career. There's not many pilots in their 50's (or 40's for that matter!) in the company.
Ryanair couldn't care less though. As long as they have enough bums to put on seats - they have no interest in making it the sort of company where pilots might want to plan a long term career.