Falling out of love with the job?
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Falling out of love with the job?
Safety management systems, accountabilities, responsibilities, technology for the sake of it, new procedures to reduce man power, Europe, etc, etc, etc.
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I'm really sorry to hear how ATC is going. I wanted to be an ATCO when I was about 12. By devious means I achieved my ambition and they were very, very happy working days with some magic people. Glad I saw the best years.
Don't think I'll ever fall "out of love" with the job.
I started to feel a little jaded about all the garbage that has come about as a result of Corporate-style Best Practices quite some time back.
Kind of curious to see how ridiculous this is going to get. I think they're going to win.
I started to feel a little jaded about all the garbage that has come about as a result of Corporate-style Best Practices quite some time back.
Kind of curious to see how ridiculous this is going to get. I think they're going to win.
I completely agree with HD. I'm glad I saw the "Golden Years of ATC". They lasted for all my career & I'm glad I didn't have to suffer the crap that occurs nowadays. But, I still miss the job. I can't think of anything better. 37 years & never having to work !
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I think it is easy to look back at other generations with envy. The challenges they faced were different but if you cant meet a challenge with a little enthusiasm then its probably time to hang up you headset. I am just grateful no one has developed a computer program that replaces controllers entirely. Air Traffic is still a career that pays you well to enjoy yourself by keeping the skys safe and it is a career to be proud of.
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Falling out of love with the job?
There is one place in the world that is still as " old school " as it gets where most of it is still controller driven... Maybe not the nicest place on earth and the work is hectic but it's still untouched in a sense...
When austerity starts to come about/is used as an justification for cost (and quality, and staff) cutting, at the same time as significantly wasteful practices are occurring, that's what rips my wicket.
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Happy 2014 to you as well.
Visited in 1966? woah..I was born in '67!
That was the old "Common IFR room" in hangar 11 back then, so yes, it has changed quite a bit since those days.
Visited in 1966? woah..I was born in '67!
That was the old "Common IFR room" in hangar 11 back then, so yes, it has changed quite a bit since those days.
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Had a 31 yr run, was happy to get out when I did. They were starting to make 6 day weeks mandatory for training. (Because of their utterly failed planning for same) Most of my co-workers who were senior enough burnt out in the following two years, All but one of my crew are retired now.
All the new computers/software/procedures are a perfect match for the generation that keeps a "smart" phone six inches from their nose. My old "dumb" phone stays in the truck and I work two days a week at a golf course now. Sucks to be me.
All the new computers/software/procedures are a perfect match for the generation that keeps a "smart" phone six inches from their nose. My old "dumb" phone stays in the truck and I work two days a week at a golf course now. Sucks to be me.