"Is the juice worth squeeze"

KCSmith · September 21st, 2006, 16:52

I am a high school senior who is interested in becoming an air traffic controller. I am wiritng a reserach paper and need to ask a few questions. 1. Where did you receive your training?
2. What are the the pros and cons of your job?
3. What advise you do give someone who is thinking about being an air traffic controller?
4. Is the money worth the stress?

You can either answer this here, or email me privately. Thanks!

surreal1221 · September 21st, 2006, 17:01

What money? Research the latest contract before you graduate. I'd also suggest you check out www.atccti.com

Welcome to JC by the way.

blee256 · September 21st, 2006, 17:41

Looks like someone's been watching "the girl next door"....elisha cuthbert is HOT

surreal1221 · September 21st, 2006, 21:22

ooh, is that where that phrase is from, amongst other things.

She is hot, uber hot.

Fox Xray · September 22nd, 2006, 09:42

Things in the FAA are changing by the minute right now and no one knows what shoe is going to drop next. There are lots of rumors that the next major shoe will be dropping on October 1st. What that will be no one knows for sure, rumors include pay cuts, FAA being absorbed by Homeland Security, we just don't know.

My advice to someone being offered this job right now is to turn it down if you have anything else going on. Many controllers (like myself) have years invested and will have to tough it out and hope for the best, but if you are offered this job you really need to think about it.

As for going to school for ATC make sure you have a plan "B". Do not count on ATC as a career choice, there are just too many unknowns right now. If you are really interested in ATC then do yourself one favor and VOTE for labor this election day. Not democrat, not republican, vote for those who support labor in the United States.

Best of luck to you.

ABP52380 · September 23rd, 2006, 00:11

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Originally Posted by Fox Xray

Things in the FAA are changing by the minute right now and no one knows what shoe is going to drop next. There are lots of rumors that the next major shoe will be dropping on October 1st. What that will be no one knows for sure, rumors include pay cuts, FAA being absorbed by Homeland Security, we just don't know.

That is an interesting statement - as a CTI grad in process with the FAA I'm fairly up to speed with the current events and I havn't heard anything like that mentioned yet, at all...??? First the nontract then.....what?

Fox Xray · September 23rd, 2006, 00:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by ABP52380

That is an interesting statement - as a CTI grad in process with the FAA I'm fairly up to speed with the current events and I havn't heard anything like that mentioned yet, at all...??? First the nontract then.....what?

There is so much going on behind closed doors you cannot imagine...

Screaming_Emu · September 23rd, 2006, 05:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fox Xray

FAA being absorbed by Homeland Security, we just don't know.

now there's a scary thought

Fox Xray · September 23rd, 2006, 09:16

The DHS rumor came up after this months briefings... the FAA added something to the job description of ATCS. Instead of a controllers job solely being the separation of air traffic, they added wording to the affect of "support of homeland security." I forget the actual wording ... that in conjunction with some managers warning that the next shoe will be dropping on us October 1st led to speculation.

Though ... I wonder if they could keep something that big a secret.

SpiraMirabilis · September 26th, 2006, 01:41

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Originally Posted by Screaming_Emu

now there's a scary thought

What? It worked so well for FEMA.

September 21st, 2006, 16:52	#1
KCSmith Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1	"Is the juice worth squeeze" I am a high school senior who is interested in becoming an air traffic controller. I am wiritng a reserach paper and need to ask a few questions. 1. Where did you receive your training? 2. What are the the pros and cons of your job? 3. What advise you do give someone who is thinking about being an air traffic controller? 4. Is the money worth the stress? You can either answer this here, or email me privately. Thanks!

September 21st, 2006, 17:01	#2
surreal1221 Old Skool Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Alpha Tango Lima Posts: 8,655	Re: "Is the juice worth squeeze" What money? Research the latest contract before you graduate. I'd also suggest you check out www.atccti.com Welcome to JC by the way. __________________ AGI.MEI.CFI.CFII.FO.CRJ2 \| Josh \|The TRoP \| Ramble On \|ALPA \| Your DD-214 is where?

September 21st, 2006, 17:41	#3
blee256 Old Skool Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: lower canada Posts: 1,604	Re: "Is the juice worth squeeze" Looks like someone's been watching "the girl next door"....elisha cuthbert is HOT __________________ According to a report by Goldman Sachs economists, "the most important contributor to higher profit margins over the past five years has been a decline in labor's share of national income."

September 21st, 2006, 21:22	#4
surreal1221 Old Skool Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Alpha Tango Lima Posts: 8,655	Re: "Is the juice worth squeeze" ooh, is that where that phrase is from, amongst other things. She is hot, uber hot. __________________ AGI.MEI.CFI.CFII.FO.CRJ2 \| Josh \|The TRoP \| Ramble On \|ALPA \| Your DD-214 is where?

September 22nd, 2006, 09:42	#5
Fox Xray ATC Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 402	Re: "Is the juice worth squeeze" Things in the FAA are changing by the minute right now and no one knows what shoe is going to drop next. There are lots of rumors that the next major shoe will be dropping on October 1st. What that will be no one knows for sure, rumors include pay cuts, FAA being absorbed by Homeland Security, we just don't know. My advice to someone being offered this job right now is to turn it down if you have anything else going on. Many controllers (like myself) have years invested and will have to tough it out and hope for the best, but if you are offered this job you really need to think about it. As for going to school for ATC make sure you have a plan "B". Do not count on ATC as a career choice, there are just too many unknowns right now. If you are really interested in ATC then do yourself one favor and VOTE for labor this election day. Not democrat, not republican, vote for those who support labor in the United States. Best of luck to you.

September 23rd, 2006, 09:16	#9
Fox Xray ATC Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 402	Re: "Is the juice worth squeeze" The DHS rumor came up after this months briefings... the FAA added something to the job description of ATCS. Instead of a controllers job solely being the separation of air traffic, they added wording to the affect of "support of homeland security." I forget the actual wording ... that in conjunction with some managers warning that the next shoe will be dropping on us October 1st led to speculation. Though ... I wonder if they could keep something that big a secret.

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