Originally Posted by
BingBongBoy
No one, at any point has denied that people in other jobs and industries work hard and long hours too. It just happens that in this highly regulated and controlled industry, in terms of procedural working, they specify that crew must have X rest on X duties.
Any employee in the EU has the right to rest and time off work - under the Working Time Directives. And, quite rightly, safety-critical jobs have stricter regulations.
I work shifts, and occasionally, a week of night shifts. If I'm tired and groggy at work, and something goes wrong, no-one dies. If a member of a flight crew is tired and groggy at work, and something goes wrong, then someone might. I'm quite happy for them to have somewhere comfy for their rest breaks. (Though my manager still hasn't responded to my request for a hammock...)