From what I can gather,
ASA treats their employees poorly, giving little regard for personnal time.
Management don't see that as a problem, rather a privledge that you should work for them.
There are many employers in the market in Aus that will give you a lifestyle that you can enjoy and respect you as a valued employee and pay better without 365/24/7.
It seems that many controllers have developed only the one skill while working in OZ and the company hasn't enhanced its workforce, could this be a company policy to ensure they don't/can't leave?
Those "for"
say the lifestyle - obviously they aren't the ones getting rung on their days off,
if you don't like it leave - well I am sure those once did like their job, but something has changed. Also being in the real world - it just isn't that easy to develop a new set of skills and uproot your family to a new source of employment. From experience MOST MONOPOLY EMPLOYERS treat their workforce the same but the global village concept may one day cure that - as ASA seems to be going through now.
Anyway I personally don't need that kind of employer - no matter what the job and have been lucky enough to have many skill sets that enable a choice in the marketplace. I'm off to "control" a fleet of mining trucks, better pay than ASA as well, better employee benefits and a company that actually gives a damn about their employees.
I frown on all those employers that treat their staff as expendable resources.