When I took the early go in 2002 it was because the service I joined was becoming "the company" and "the business" and being taken over by those identified by Hersham Boys.
For me, they were ruining the best job in the world, where we were a brotherhood with our European counterparts giving an excellent service to the public. I would always encourage anybody to aspire to be an ATCO but it ain't t the job it was.
Enuff said