Having briefly worked as a consultant to a couple of Abbeywood IPTs I can confirm it is a bit embarrassing how much they pay for low level work. I was always aware that a much lower rank or grade would regard it as routine. As high-lander says, if they aren't allowed to recruit, this is what happens. It isn't a reflection on the worker bees in Abbeywood. But it is true most of them would have a breakdown if asked to do what their predecessors did 15 or 20 years ago.