Agreed. Thanksgiving has been my thing for over a decade now. Amy and I usually host. Some years I took the week, some just the day. If Friday wasn’t an RDO, I always went in because the day shift is ultra easy money

You’re probably right about the straight 80. Happened to me for the 35-day shutdown.

Whole different story when the money ain’t there, ol’ compadre. Did a few shifts for the guys/gals with younger kids myself.

You’re telling me? I worked that shit for DECADES!

Those buncha jerks! 🤣

Well we might agree on that, but the FAA does not share our sentiment

No worries. If true, I’m super curious to hear more details about this though

“Tapes or it didn’t happen”. 😂

I read that as well, but I’m a little skeptical. 21 years? Decent chance that the controller in question just retired.

Granted, I haven’t been in the comments since yesterday, fairly fresh after it was posted, so there might be new information provided

Of course it's either Frontier (or Spirit)

they're not being paid. Hiring new people isn't a matter of just throwing people at the problem. Out of 1800 people hired per year, maybe half actually make it to full certification. It's probably less than that.

2023 only saw a net gain of THREE controllers.

It's not that they are "not covering OT", they may be calling in for one of their regularly scheduled shifts.

Why is now showing management what happens? We've been screaming this shit for over 10 years. ORD has been on 6day workweeks since 2014. It's only more exacerbated now that

It’s the Gravy Seals!

If memory serves me correctly, the last shutdown ended fairly shortly after our first NPD (No Pay Due) statement. When, and if, it happens again, it’ll take the NY and DC area facilities to suffer from staffing crises and start to affect the politicians ability to fly unimpeded.

Costs more than a round trip in The Residence on Etihad!

Sadly, I’ll be out of town for the weekend

Can’t win em all! It could be much worse: it could be a CRJ1!

Will do!