LCC are stretching and bending the rules, and unless change is made, they will drag with them the good companies, as this will be the only way they can survive.
I do understand there are some serious and good companies out there, but they are becoming less and less of them.
The fact is that the world is that everybody wants to make more money, so companies will look for ways to become more profitable in every department.
If companies like Ryanair are bending the rules close to what is illegal, how can you expect that your TC's will remain in the top bracket in the future.
It's a fight for survival, and time will tell if the warning signs was all there to be seen, but nobody did anything, because now it does not concern you or your life! Fact is that only the minority will be able achieve these top level jobs,as in all walks of life.