The majority of people working in CTC are hard working professional people
A true comment and nobody would dispute.
who work longer hours than operational staff without the benefit of the routine regulatory breaks that operational staff enjoy.
That is a very naive, stupid comment...and a little offensive. Also it is a sign that you have little or no appreciation of what operational staff do. It is not a 'break' nor do we 'enjoy' it. It is a legal requirement, often a real annoyance that gets in the way, but we all understand the real neccessity for it.
Every ATCO has worked for longer and a lot harder for their position than ANYONE at CTC...notice there is a world shortage of ATCO's? Do you think that is the same for Managerial staff and the job you do?...id bet my NATS pension on it not being the same.....actually, maybe i should bet something that will be worth something in a few years...