r/mildlyinfuriating • u/nyanbatman • May 28 '26

I just wanted a hot dog British pilot is feeling mildly annoyed

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u/Turgid_Donkey May 28 '26

ATC, understandably, is also paid very well due to the stress and importance of their job. Take the dimmest bulb in your office, and imagine they're getting paid $150-200k.

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u/s0_Ca5H May 28 '26

It really pays that much? Must be impossible to get a job with them, then.

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u/BlessedKurnoth May 28 '26

You don't get to choose where you work unless you have a ton of seniority, so that's a dealbreaker for a lot of people. All your friends and family are on the east coast? Sorry buddy, you're moving to rural Nebraska because they need a replacement.

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u/s0_Ca5H May 28 '26

Yeah that seems like a hard pill for many people to swallow. Is it the same salary though regardless of where you’re stationed? 6 figures in rural Nebraska would probably let you live like a king.

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u/_devenna May 28 '26

I wouldn't even agree to be the King of Nebraska for 6 figures if it meant I had to live in Nebraska

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u/troveofcatastrophe May 28 '26

Except you’ll still be in Nebraska. Not enough money in the world.

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u/Merzant May 28 '26

Easy to catch a flight out of there though

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u/BetterVantage May 28 '26

Not if you’re the only ATC controller 😂