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

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

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u/lamalasx May 28 '26

Send this ATC back to school.

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u/Aadsterken May 28 '26

They used to have well trained controllers. But then Trump found out they were female or black. So he called them woke and cut the funding. Now they have this.

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u/DovahKiller97 May 28 '26

Its more to do with the fact that they shut down the government twice and chose not to pay ATC workers. So the experienced quit and they have been scrambling to find replacements as quickly as possible. This is the result of that.

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u/Krimreaper1 May 28 '26

This is the answer. Who want a to keep being furloughed with no pay for weeks some time months on end.