"Many people have asked me about my job: “Air Traffic Control? I hear that’s very stressful; what’s it like?” And I, not being the most eloquent speaker, usually find it difficult to explain one of the most complex and technical jobs one can do.
Air Traffic Control is a high stakes game of Airplane-Tetris-Chess, with a crazed mental patient playing Russian roulette with a revolver held to the back of your head. None of the pieces are allowed to touch.
So now getting to the point of all of this: As I have mentioned the FAA is currently facing its worst staffing crisis in over 30 years. The FAA Academy in Oklahoma City which is tasked with filling these empty positions with new controllers is shutdown.