Re: OT: Trump

On 2/6/2025 2:43 PM, Michael Trew wrote:

On 1/31/2025 10:37 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

On 2025-01-31, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:

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That control tower should have a staff of 30 air traffic controllers.
They have 19.  It is a very intense and demanding job and to give
coverage, they sometimes work 60 hours a week.

 That depends on the airport, maybe.  I always heard that air traffic controller is the most demanding/stressful job, but I've been cleaning the Pittsburgh air traffic control tower for going on 6 years now. Sometimes, I can tell it's high-stress, but the guys take it well.  Most of the time, they are talking or joking around.  Pittsburgh international used to staff a lot more, but late evening, some days there's only one or two traffic controllers in the tower, and a couple down in the radar room.
 

Trump though, sent them all an email telling them they can resign.
Maybe they all should and see what happens.

 Some of the air traffic controllers still have hard feelings at Reagan for canning all of the striking air traffic controllers.
 The controllers at the airport where I work all got a text message the other day with a new federal employee "code of conduct".  It said to text back "RESIGN" if you don't agree, and you're fired, effective Feb. 6th.  They'll receive 8 months of severance pay, apparently.

If they were well organized, they could settle things on their end quickly, a day or two.
"I won't be in today, I'm sick and going to the doctor"  Can you imagine the chaos that would cause?