Hey GAMERZ, want a job where you can be forced to work long shifts with minimal time off and not get paid for months on end whenever the government shuts down because of some political posturing bullshit? Also you're legally prohibited from striking! RADICAL!
this post was submitted on 12 Apr 2026
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Let's take a moment to thank Ronald Reagan for this fuckery.
I want to reanimate that mans corpse, force his soul back in there, and make him live with all the consequences for the horrible shit he's done.
Also don't forget if you get any mental healthcare you ~~can~~ WILL be fired. Ignore the fact that this is one of the most stressful jobs in the world and you will absolutely NEED mental healthcare. Suck it up, buttercup.
"Boom, headshot! BOOM HEADSHOT!"
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"ah shit"
There we go again...
Can I smoke weed if I get the job?
Depends if you get money.
Dont drink and drive, just smoke and fly? :D
The actual ad (not sure why BBC wouldn't post it; PC Magazine wouldn't, either): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyQ8ktDrQbc
Some context to this: For one, it's a US job. BBC is a British news organisation. So this is an offer to Americans. Second, you'd be a federal worker, which means your boss would be Donald J. Trump — or, at least, your boss's boss's boss, high up enough the chain. Two-point-five, when there's a shutdown, you don't get paid shit. That said, when the budget passes, you're given back pay, and it's worth noting that the FAA gave all air traffic controllers a $10K bonus if they missed no days during the big shutdown last year. So yeah, you could make good money, but you have to save some of it to pay bills when the job stops paying for a while. You get paid everything back, but you could go a couple months without a paycheck, depending on what the politicians want to do. Third, you have to either live near an airport, or be willing to commute to one. Most people live near a regional airport, but that regional airport might not need ATCs; you might have to move to a big city, which means a higher cost of living.
They don't say, but I've heard they either have, or want, an age cap, so if you're an old-school gamer, you might be too old to apply.
Watched the video and the background "music" was so annoying that i am glad that there is no link of the vid in the pages...
Being hyper focussed at a screen in ten-minute or so intervals is something that I expect gamers to excell at, true.
Would they still do it without all the little dopamine hits though?
I'm sure the FAA can introduce some achievement and levelling system.
Narrowly avoided another midair collision +15
Took more than one bathroom break in a day -30
Praised Donald Trump on Truth +5
Obviously this only works if we can work remote.