Whose ya daddy you sound familar, why don't you send me an email and tell me who you are, I promise I won't tell.
I have heard it is true that 1 good ops controller defected, but the rest have stayed where they know they'll at least get paid at the end of the month. It's great to be told you will earn 25K but if in reality you have to wait 6 weeks just to get the previous months money, you do find that the bank manager starts asking for the keys to your house. I have heard that Volge Dnapr have trouble just paying the Russian guys.
Also there is no reason for them to stay at STN where everything is so bloody expensive, when they have a lovely big suitable office in SNN, and mother Russia. The only reason they would stay at STN is one in the eye for the Heavy Lift boys, and while they finish tieing up the financial joint venture. I hope for the 2 ex-HLA boys that this is not the case, but can't think of any other reason.
Good Luck to TS & GM. And hope to hear from Whose ya daddy soon.
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I left my laptop in a cafe, have you seen it Sergey?