THAT is the reality of life in NATS....
Methinks like so many, you're living in fantasy land. Still, if that's what you truly believe then why stay with NATS? Surely you could be more gainfully employed with another ATC company, for example IAA, DFS, Skyguide, SERCo, Eurocontrol or DFS all of whom are desperately seeking employable ATCOs....? After all, nobody's forcing you to draw your not insignifcant NATS salary, and maybe you'd feel happier, find greater fulfillment and personal achievement, be better appreciated and more loved if you worked elsewhere....