10W
12th Apr 2001, 19:31
With acknowledgement to the poor NATS member incarcerated in DAP, CAA, who provided this. Keep digging the tunnel mate !!
THE YOUNG CONTROLLER NEWLY RECRUITED (WEEK 1)
The young controller starts a career by arriving early, wearing a suit or sports jacket, with collar, tie and brightly polished shoes. They call management 'Sir' and assume that anyone who has grey hair (or is balding) is a lot older than they are. They assume that all their older colleagues are physically fit, sober, and reliable. They have unquestioned faith in their judgement. They also have great respect for their Watch Supervisor and think that attending management staff briefings are a good way to keep abreast of what is going to happen, and thus assured, remain respectfully aloof from the rabid criticism and cynicism which pervades such meetings or is found in the discussions in the canteen.
They consider that the money is good and cannot understand why the older higher paid staff always complain about being short of cash. They have no thoughts about pensions and have a naïve point of view on how the payment of proper salaries is maintained in the modern world.
They are enthusiastic, keen to learn and reluctant to go sick. They regard the 'leave book' as a curiosity and would not dream of arranging any leisure activities to coincide with working hours. They do not possess a sleeping bag.
THE YOUNG CONTROLLER (WEEK 136)
The recently young controller has now given up arriving early and dresses in a casual manner similar to their mentor (albeit without the strained threads and bulging buttons or zips who protest loudly). They have learned that to keep traffic moving and separated, they frequently have to ignore the Watch Supervisor who they now call 'the old fart behind the desk'. Their optimistic views on progress, as promulgated by Senior Management, have been undermined as they are obliged to use a tatty old grey plastic headset that has someone else's name indelibly written on the top.
The burden of paying for accommodation, booze and a car makes them permanently short of money and now they are always badgering their Trade Union representatives to pull out their fingers and get them some more. Their usual arrangement for booking annual leave is sneak up behind the Watch Supervisors desk and write their name in 'the book' when the Supervisors attention has been safely distracted elsewhere.
Before going on Watch, they utter a prayer that there will be no more changes to airspace or procedures. They hope that nothing has happened (sickness, suspensions, etc) that will cancel their 'early go' because they have already made social arrangements. They are desperate for a 'long sleep'.
Anyone brave enough to write about the Senior Controller (Week 1040). That's me ;)
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10 West
UK ATC'er
[email protected]
THE YOUNG CONTROLLER NEWLY RECRUITED (WEEK 1)
The young controller starts a career by arriving early, wearing a suit or sports jacket, with collar, tie and brightly polished shoes. They call management 'Sir' and assume that anyone who has grey hair (or is balding) is a lot older than they are. They assume that all their older colleagues are physically fit, sober, and reliable. They have unquestioned faith in their judgement. They also have great respect for their Watch Supervisor and think that attending management staff briefings are a good way to keep abreast of what is going to happen, and thus assured, remain respectfully aloof from the rabid criticism and cynicism which pervades such meetings or is found in the discussions in the canteen.
They consider that the money is good and cannot understand why the older higher paid staff always complain about being short of cash. They have no thoughts about pensions and have a naïve point of view on how the payment of proper salaries is maintained in the modern world.
They are enthusiastic, keen to learn and reluctant to go sick. They regard the 'leave book' as a curiosity and would not dream of arranging any leisure activities to coincide with working hours. They do not possess a sleeping bag.
THE YOUNG CONTROLLER (WEEK 136)
The recently young controller has now given up arriving early and dresses in a casual manner similar to their mentor (albeit without the strained threads and bulging buttons or zips who protest loudly). They have learned that to keep traffic moving and separated, they frequently have to ignore the Watch Supervisor who they now call 'the old fart behind the desk'. Their optimistic views on progress, as promulgated by Senior Management, have been undermined as they are obliged to use a tatty old grey plastic headset that has someone else's name indelibly written on the top.
The burden of paying for accommodation, booze and a car makes them permanently short of money and now they are always badgering their Trade Union representatives to pull out their fingers and get them some more. Their usual arrangement for booking annual leave is sneak up behind the Watch Supervisors desk and write their name in 'the book' when the Supervisors attention has been safely distracted elsewhere.
Before going on Watch, they utter a prayer that there will be no more changes to airspace or procedures. They hope that nothing has happened (sickness, suspensions, etc) that will cancel their 'early go' because they have already made social arrangements. They are desperate for a 'long sleep'.
Anyone brave enough to write about the Senior Controller (Week 1040). That's me ;)
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10 West
UK ATC'er
[email protected]