all things are relative - certainly compared to Sqn Ldr, which must be the worst rank in the RAF for quality of life - saw so many disillusioned over the years.
Professional responsibility (Sqn TrgO/Standards/CFS agent etc) far preferable to sitting at the downhill end of the sh*t pipe from Wg/Force/Gp HQs
He didn't quite say it was the worst rank, but during CAS' briefing at ICSC he did say he thought it was one of the hardest ranks. From what I've seen, the real disillusion seems to be with many Gp Capts I've come across. Having slogged their way up the greasy pole, they find that in the shrinking military the Stars have reached down and nabbed the goodies for themselves leaving the Gp Capts scrabbling round in the remnants of a Command / senior staff appointment for something to make the previous 25 years effort worthwhile.