Sorry, I cannot agree with you, papazulu. In the past there were ****ty jobs at small bottom feeder companies that you would take to move up to the better jobs at the bigger places.
However, Ryanair and VistaJet are big companies. And their ****ty terms and conditions are dragging those at the better places down.
OK, some, even many, pilots have made the jump from Ryanair (for example) to airlines in the Middle East. Do these guys want to spend their entire working lifes there? Didn't think so. But, what are they gonna do when they want to come back? Join BA as the most junior FO after having been a wide body captain for years?
Too often those ****ty jobs are one way streets my friends, not stepping stones.
I would rather fly a Citation for an appropriate salary than fly a Challenger for Citation money for example. I don't want to be an active part in that bloody race to the bottom.