Nearly all had been doing large amounts of overtime, and telling those above we were tired of propping up the system.
When TFN first joined, he went on a self proclaimed no BS tour. Everytime he met with controllers he was told of the overtime and lack of staffing. He told us that he was 'hearing us' with a very sincere look on his face and that he would fix this.
Fast forward nearly 3 years on. Nothings changed, there is no way 195 trained, licensed controllers will be pumped out by Dec 2009.It physically cannot be done, in fact they haven't even published the training plan yet and we are 6 months into the 2 years.
It is cheaper, and in TFNs interest, to pay O/T ,fatiguing the professional and decent controllers, and increase the bottom line . This is where bonuses come from.
Professional and decent controllers have made a decision to protect their health and relationships. They have lost faith in TFN and Co. dealing effectively with this problem. Why would they it affects the bottom line.
What was the line about You've got it made when you can fake sincerity.