95.8.....great read....respect!! I'm a failure too. Nobody seems to understand that I joined this outfit to control aeroplanes, I don't want to do anything else. That labels me as a non-achiever. Never mind, I'll cheer you up a bit. One of our controllers applied for an office job and got it...well done. Moved out of our little Ops room to a desk round the corner in the same building and picked up a £25k pay rise. Of course it is a severe penalty to lose the flexibility of doing shifts and the compensation is a paltry non-op pay supplement which is actually more than the shift pay in some cases. One of my buddies retires after over 40 years operational [non-desk] service.......we're not holding our breath for any recognition......on the evidence of many past similar cases you just hand in your pass and locker key and walk away!!!!
[some of this may be exaggerated for effect....I only want to cheer you up]
Rgds