...... had been experiencing due to the company restructure probably meant that he had less than a few hours of restful sleep. I have heard of pilots finding sleep very difficult in similar situations as they struggle to comprehend how they will deal with the sudden loss in pay and the inevitable changes in lifestyle for themselves and their families.
Good observation I think and one airline managers should dwell on.
I'm not a pilot but have been through this restructure>change>relocation>poss job loss scenario several times. Even at an age and in a system where redundancy is a damn good deal I had plenty mornings of waking two or three hours early in a mental flat spin.
Being in same scenario at a time of life when mortgage and kid's education predominate AND early starts AND others lives depending on alertness puts my problem in perspective.