Although many are reaching retirement age, the retirement surge is much larger than anticipated by the FAA. Why would so many people leave this job if it pays so well?
2007-10-25 13:04:04 · 3 answers · asked by Killer B 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
The job is extremely stressful. In addition, tehe level of traffic has grown enormously--but the Bush admistration refused to provide additional funding for modernizing equipment and to hire more traffic controllers.
This also endangers lives--but, as we allknow, isn't something Bush cares about.
2007-10-25 13:14:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's a good-paying but very stressful job - that combination makes early retirment attractive. They've been making good money, so, if they've been prudent, they can afford to retire, and not retiring means continuing to work a brutally stressful job.
It could also point to a cohort effect. If the profession was established all at once or had a single period of remarkable growth - and, I don't know the history of air traffic control, so I'm only speculating - then you'd have a large proportion of them being around the same age. Thus, they'd aproach retirment age at around the same time.
2007-10-25 20:18:13 · answer #2 · answered by B.Kevorkian 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they want to.
Because they can.
I don't know. You tell me!
2007-10-25 20:08:13 · answer #3 · answered by hoovarted 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋