Saturday, April 23, 2011

I want to be an Air Traffic Controller!

Then I could work a really long shift, and as the ATC Union is advocating, be able to take a nap too!

Oh... and I would make $160K a year!

What union in there right mind would advocate any employee working more than 8 hours a day, for no more than 5 days a week? OK, maybe 12 hours a day for 3 days a week, or 10 hours for 4...

I get that it is a stressful job. After all, the ATC's are responsible for thousands of lives every minute! Wouldn't that make you want to advocate for shorter shifts first?

I work three 12-hour shifts... and that is stressful. I can't crash an airplane, but my inattentiveness can crash a patient! So hundreds of lives are more important than one...

Maybe I should ask my employer for a nap period... Guess I should start looking to flip burgers!

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