Privatesandwiches
Wash your mouth out son. Luton increased their reg from 2 to 3 arrivals an hour the other day (honest). Thats only 20 mins average between each aircraft for reading your book... it's very easy to lose the plot (literally) when you have to put your book down so often.
Also, Luton has to contend with being stuck between units which are busier, and therefore has to put up with the disturbance of hearing people talking to aircraft on the RT. It's not easy to totally immerse yourself in a book under these conditions you know. They could drown out the background noise by wearing headsets all the time they are at console, but the headsets hurt peoples ears... That's why taking headsets off during the day is acceptable - health and safety you see...
Luton should be band 6 because of the hardship they endure. It's ignoramouses like yourself who give ATC a bad name.
HD, unfortunately there are a handful of Heathrow Directors who think they are the best, but then again the same goes for some of those in the tower, and the same is true of some area controllers (TC/AC) - all saying their job is the most difficult... you are always going to get people like that, fortunately they are in the minority.
abracadabra28
There are many Manchester Area controllers who believe they should be paid the same wage as Swanwick controllers, though most of them actually state that they believe they should be on a par with the enroute guys, not the TC Area guys - who they say should be on more. Only putting that comment in because you were specifically asking about the way people consider TC.
The jobs are all different, so it is very difficult to compare.