How about a worst pay thread?!

No need for thread of worst paid airline ...even the dogs in the street know Ryanair can't be beaten on that one !.

Depends what contract you are on donie. :ugh:

Really Flaps 15...Even staff on old contracts are a long way behind their peers in other airlines. I won't mention the self employed Brookfielders who are in the middle of their usual company induced "Austerity"period . The 'majority' of Ryanair pilots have done a wonderfull job of creating profits of €550 million for the 'Z' levels. If you don't believe me contact your Union to compare rates...Wake up smell the coffee ....Ryanair pilots will have to wait a long time if they think O'leary is going to start giving payrises !. Yes there maybe 10 guys in Dublin on 'old' money...maybe 30 in STN ...In a company of 2500 pilots ...its minuscule. :ok: The sooner the employees grow a 'pair' the better

I do believe you. But I was talking about the actual take home pay of some of the "old" Brookfield contractors(it would surprise you). There are quite a few.

I agree there is only a few with the old decent permanent contracts.

It's worth remembering that "old" Brookfield contracts are not subject to Mcnamara's 3% outrageous charge for withholding your tax !!. Lets call a spade a spade here if you are on the 'old' contract you are left to your own devices with regard to tax ...and we all know how good those guys are at self disclosure :cool: I'm only jealous !!. Some of them have done very well thank you very much and good luck to them. Just don't use local schools and hospitals as they are for taxpayers, :suspect: But another case of divide and conquer for the Ryans management team. Anyway we are off topic ..I think we will both agree that its not the Ryans (leading the high pay league)

I agree donie, it certainly is not.

Dragonair has to be up there too. At least those on the older contracts.

I have a friend there who TAKES HOME nearly £200,000 per year.

Apparently there are still some old timers on even better contracts and that is before management or training pay!

Utterly ridiculous but great for those guys. Wish I passed my interview back in 2000!

Agree with swish.
As someone once correctly pointed out,
' When you die, whatever is left in your bank account is the extra work you did ..'
I agree with that thought.
And am working towards not working any more than what I need to be.

Agree 100% with your first sentence.
As regards your last point, I am well on the way to achieving the very last part, but struggling to achieve the living comfortably till then bit.
Anyhow, anything you leave behind will be taxed horrendously, so what will you leave for anyone? debt probably.
Enjoy it whilst you are (more or less) young enough to. Finally, we never know if we will wake the next morning.