The continual ranting is more than justified, I feel. Heads should roll in HR for allowing the recruitment process to grind to a halt. The people at Kemble Street should have been told that the one thing above all others which must not suffer as a result of the move to Southampton was recruitment.
Swanwick remains understaffed in terms of both ATCOs and ATSAs, and several people within the company state that there will be a shortage of valid ATCOs for years to come. A clear problem - but it's not being addressed properly.
On the bright side - by the time the HR finger is pulled out, the college courses should be more streamlined, and aimed at getting students to their units more rapidly. No more trivial lectures about aerodrome lighting configurations when you're destined to become an area controller!
Oh - and Pprune is one of the FEW websites that CAN be accessed on Swanwick PCs.
Sport - DENIED
Web-based email - DENIED
Internet shopping (even if just browsing) - DENIED
Almost means there's little point in bothering to ask for access.
LTP