I look worse than that now............and I don't even work in an office!
Alfie, I'm not saying your wrong, but I suspect that the office staff and non-ops guys are quite happy to stick with the ATCOs. After all, they can watch us do all the shouting and screaming while keeping their heads down.
I'm not sure that ATCOs are 'greedy', but we all want to earn as much as poss. I'm acutely aware that any number of health problems could see my licence taken away, problems that wouldn't necessarily affect the earning power of a desk jockey. I want as much as I can get my mitts on so I can pay off the mortgage early, that doesn't make me, or any other ATCO greedy.