Couldn't agree more .UK regional base your laughing ,esp if you have young family .
Haven't night-stopped for years except sim , same money as the LGW boys and girls , buy yourself a castle for the same cash as a creepy Crawley flat .
If you need the sun every week or to become a TRE then prob not for you,but for mere mortals hard to beat.
As C Of Mb mentions the deal financially is pretty good and I've never had a fatigue ,sickness or command decision questioned, ever .... not because I'm some super hero (I'm not) .
Yes there are things that we could and should do better but overall the big Orange is not that bad a place to be .