A great job working in a bureaucracy - Air Traffic Controller FAA Employee Review

3.0
5 Feb 2014
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Pros

Being involved with air traffic control was a great career. The pay is terrific and the benefits as a federal employee are very good.

Cons

It is a stressful environment and management is often clueless to what is really happening at the radar scope. Management increases the stress on controllers by not insuring that they are properly supported .

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

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Cons

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