Originally Posted by
PH-UKU
Well why not take the chip off your shoulder, invest your RAF pension, get a licence and go operational then?
Hhhmm, I was responding specifically to the comment that CTC car park is empty weekends. I made the point that many CTC staff aren't in jobs which require weekend/night working whereas operational staff often are, hence the difference. I also made the point that operational staff are compensated for working unsocial hours. Quite how that translates into a chip I don't know, although you yourself appear to be well balanced having one on each shoulder about 'support staff' without any apparent knowledge of what the full picture of an ATC operation is. Your sort of post really doesn't help anyone, its divisive, why post it?
Onto your personal comment. I made a conscious decision not to move from RAF ATCO to civil ATCO for a variety of reasons too boring to go into on this forum. When I first joined NATS I was in a job which attracted 100% UHP. Over the years my job changed and I no longer receive it, I could argue that I've had a £5000 pay cut. However my job is extremely interesting and challenging which makes up for that loss of earnings, but it would still be nice to have the extra cash
BD