Short controller staffing and low morale in south area.

Attributes
ACN	149090
Time
Date	199006
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zjx
State Reference	FL
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 20
ASRS Report	149090
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

I think you need to know what is going on at ZJX, in the south area. The same is occurring in the central area. Controllers need help now. We are very short-staffed when traffic and WX is in area. As long as it's VFR, we combine sectors to get breaks. Enclosed material are the things going on at ZJX. Also, our supervisor second line (area manager) has made statements to me and others that he would fire anyone he wanted to, then ruin them and let them fight to get back into the FAA. By then they are ruined financially.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SHORT CTLR STAFFING AND LOW MORALE IN SOUTH AREA.

Narrative: I THINK YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AT ZJX, IN THE S AREA. THE SAME IS OCCURRING IN THE CENTRAL AREA. CTLRS NEED HELP NOW. WE ARE VERY SHORT-STAFFED WHEN TFC AND WX IS IN AREA. AS LONG AS IT'S VFR, WE COMBINE SECTORS TO GET BREAKS. ENCLOSED MATERIAL ARE THE THINGS GOING ON AT ZJX. ALSO, OUR SUPVR SECOND LINE (AREA MGR) HAS MADE STATEMENTS TO ME AND OTHERS THAT HE WOULD FIRE ANYONE HE WANTED TO, THEN RUIN THEM AND LET THEM FIGHT TO GET BACK INTO THE FAA. BY THEN THEY ARE RUINED FINANCIALLY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.