Originally Posted by
Ceannairceach
That proves my point exactly BD, thank you.
Ah my apologies, I read your view as being 180 degrees different
Originally Posted by
Ceannairceach
Indeed some of my colleagues wouldn't know a "real" day of "real" work if it bit them on their increasingly ample and lazy posteriors. Early go anyone?

Perhaps things are going to change as increased mechanisation releases operational staff to do backroom stuff. As the company pursues it's new policy of defend and grow someone will have to do the defending, because those currently doing it are being used more and more for the growth bits. New engineers are being recruited but not new ATC staff.
BD