Well...... BA Standby Staff Travel is just that....Standby unless you want to use your precious Firm, for short haul.
I travel very regularly LON (LGW or LHR) to ATH and Vice versa, and find that to get a firm seat, it is very often better to use BAW rather than EZZ. Not always though, but when you consider BAW offer the same fare virtually year round and EZY ebb and flow according to demand, then over a period of time BA are pretty good, especially at School Holidays and Christmas etc etc.
If it's a wet weekend in November, go Easy jet, if it's second week in July go BA. If it's long haul to new Zealand go BA.!!!!!
Add in a few glasses of wine and a hot meal, you are well away.
It is not getting any better. IMHO, Staff Travel went downhill when they let the masses travel.
" Hey, quick...look, there are people behind this curtain. I thought that aircraft were only 50 metres long too."