Rehires will be probationary employees, so they should prepare for a bumpy ride with many many layovers as glitchy DOGE repeatedly firing and rehiring them.
'i f9cked up and fired everyone who oversaw the safety of air travel, so now i've got my tail between my legs (or is that my itty bitty penis? . . . and i am begging for you all to come back . . .'
One longer term impact of this shit show is the impact on any future recruiting. Who in their right mind would now want to choose a federal government career when there is a chance of this happening every 4 years
Even if I were inclined to work in the toxic environment that Elon is known for I don't believe the US govt could meet my salary and benefit requirements.
TRANSLATION: return to work willingly now, bc about to take your social security away, shrink your 401k by tanking the stock market so I can strangle unproductive, sickly, old fossiles who can’t even procreate anymore while I engorge myself through federal fundings diverted towards my companies.
What a dip💩. He thought he was the ultimate 👑 of his domain until the planes started crashing. Now he is running around like Dodo 🦤 trying to fix his idiotic blunders. Maybe these retired Air Traffic controllers should band together and say if you want us back, the idiot Dodo🦤 has to go.
I said to him, Elon, I fly a lot. Florida to DC Sunday night and then back to Florida again Tuesday morning. Get me some Lloyd Bridges types in the tower!
Why would anyone who didn't HAVE to take a federal job now? Why would a retired air traffic controller go back to work when they've cut the budgets, fired the safety experts, engineers, and other support staff, and are willing to throw out blame when anything goes wrong without facts or evidence?
True, and why would anyone want to work for Musk in the private sector either? We've seen how he treats his employees. No employee could ever trust him to be fair with them, in the government or private sector.
Elon is a moron! My husband is a retired ATC... you MUST retire at 56! You don't just "come back." Just one small example of how he knows nothing about all these departments he is now the king over!
Or, Elon, how about we establish programs to train new, younger controllers by casting a wider net? You know, like entice people from groups who wouldn’t otherwise consider being controllers. You know, like, attracting more diverse groups, being more fair/equitable, and more inclusive...
It takes 2 years to train an Air traffic controller. This isn't like the under 24 DOGE team that activated a Coup 'de 'etat on the US Treasury's Funds transfer systems. Not one reporter asked how much "was saved and where the Billions went out to" Could've been 1 Trillion for all we know
Actually, there have been ongoing programs exactly like this for a number of years but the Trump/DOGE chuds are killing it off and firing the people trained through the programs.
Air traffic controllers have a mandatory retirement age so if they're retired, they legally cannot return to work even if they wanted to. Elon is a fucking clown.
We just had people take retirement after the chaos of Covid. These people have worked their whole lives to end their career on a crisis only to walk back into the burning building? No. Same calls for 70 year old retired teachers to go back to the classroom. These people aren’t leaders. CLOWNS!
The sheer stupidity of the people running the country makes me weep for the people who voted for the alternative. To anyone else, you deserve this level of incompetence
I hope none of them are willing to go back. No one should have to put up with that bullshit and walk on eggshells because of the hostility of the environment.
And I state this despite the fact in June I am taking a flight for a destination vacation.
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Are normal repulican voters ok or just in paralysed chok?????
Idiots!
If only Elon cared about Americans (and his own children) as much as he cares about being a 13 year old edge-lord.
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This is hilarious.
And my apologies to well-meaning idiots out there.
It's a job with such strict requirements that a lot of those who could reenter the workforce aren't going to or can't.
The Republican FAA :
May I -please- see the genius ?
And I state this despite the fact in June I am taking a flight for a destination vacation.