Air Traffic Control HR

Team,

As you know, we are closely monitoring the ongoing government shutdown and continue to be appreciative to all of you who continue to show up to work without pay. Rest assured that we remain hopeful that back pay will one day be issued - though, like anything in life, this is not promised.

For those of you who have not showed up for work, please continue to do so. We just got word that we need to cut some of our staffing numbers. Your chronic absence is actually a welcomed convenience in this instance.

Many of you may be wondering what lies ahead for the holiday season. I advise you to start now in embracing and promoting manufactured platitudes such as, “the holidays are really about being at peace in one’s own heart,” because no one is going to be able to travel anywhere to see anyone.

None of us ever planned to get into this career. In that sense we’re not unlike adult film stars or drag queens. The only difference now, of course, is that those guys are still working.

Happy holidays to all. I’ve be laid off until further notice.

Safe(?) travels,

Deb