Originally Posted by pugwash4x4
oddly enough i can't help but think that a lot of you a whining bastewards! (and yeah i really know how to make friends and influence people lol)
pensions look acceptable, pay is moderate to very good (depending on who you beleive), time off looks good.
I've just sold my own businesses and have worked on average 80hrs/week for 7 years (peaking at 104hrs/week for 9 months and dropiing as low as 65hrs/week at one point).
Had no pension or guarantee or wage increase and when the businesses sold it took much longer and i got much less than i would have 12months ago- because of the credit crunch.
From where i'm sitting working as an ATCO seems fairly cushty!
p.s. getting a job at the moment is like pulling teeth, so if you have a secure job you are phenomonally lucky!
Sounds like a management spy to me: part of the negotiation tactics!