Ryanair always had pretty high turnover of pilots but the cadet sausage machine could always keep up with the attrition. Now with more alternative jobs for pilots elsewhere, and an increased demand in Ryanair with new deliveries the situation is beginning to look rather stretched. Evidence of crew shortage is everywhere and the key to fixing it is to make people choose to stay rather than leave.
There are some green shoots - little token gestures to try to keep people sweet but more is needed. I am an optimist and I hope that Ryanair might evolve into a desirable place to work. One thing is sure, that is with a fleet of 520 aircraft, unless FR make people want to stay long term, they'll have nobody left to fly their shiny new jets.
Ryanair modelled themselves on Southwest Airlines, except the bit about being nice to the workforce! Fingers crossed for the future.