Area atco moving sideways?
Just to chip in late to put things correct.
Hootin an a roarin.
I know the area atco quite well as I have worked with him for many a year now and shared the watch he was on for a while.
Although Im sure he always felt otherwise he has always said to us that he didnt complain about the assessment that he undertook-though Im sure we were (and if he were honest about it would be himself) gobsmacked at the result.
For the rest he wasnt just an area atco-he was valid and instructing both in twr and approach on the system that manch works now (2 runways etc) whilst still holding area validations and was promised at the time he would never need to give up his twr/app validations. He was very unhappy when they were taken off him because he couldnt be rostered enough to stay current in all 3.
He has never complained about it to my knowledge but I have heard that manch management intervened when he was offered a college instructors job (after passing assessment)by telling them he no longer wanted it (without telling him!!-he only found out when he mailed the college about starting dates) as he was moving back to twr. Naughty! I believe he still has the emails for proof.
This chap isnt just jumping ship-he's an atco,ojti,assessor,verifier,lce,examiner,wto and board examiner, so I reckon the area side are holding onto him as long as they can and it should be remembered that this chap had trained a good proportion of the twr/app guys who are valid at manch now.
Sorry if it seems like a rant but I believe this chap shouldnt just be looked at as stopping someone else getting an nsl job at mnch-i certainly would not be valid without him and theres probably a lot more here would agree with that.
Respect where it's due from me!