... check out www.atcbox.com to see what my job is about. You can actually listen in on frequencies and hear the conversations between ATC's and pilots.

I guess the abbreviations don't ring any bells, but EHAM stands for Amsterdam, EHRD is Rotterdam, EHBK is Beek (Maastricht Aachen Airport), and Eurocontrol is what I work for.

Okay, just for fun I thought I'd let you guys know.

Oh my gosh Sheepy what is your job? I just went on that address and it said some pilot stuff in German. Are you a pilot? I speak a little German but I couldn't get what it meant, amd then it said "restricted area" in English. I can tell you have a really interesting job!

Show off!

Hehe, you betcha!
After many years I finally found a job again I really like, of course I want to show off! I can make it worse by posting pics of me here in my cabin attendant outfit

LOL, it's Dutch actually
Only the news is in Dutch, once you register it's all English.

I'm a Simulator Pilot for the training section of Air Traffic Controllers. It means I'm in a sim, testing and training new and experienced ATC's.

I get a radar screen with planes that are "under my command". I have to call them in and give in the commands the ATĒ gives me thereafter (decend, climp, turning etc) and sometimes I have to pretend I'm under hijack, or have a rapid decompression.
It's all to test the adequetness of the ATC.
It's fun

If you register you can actually listen to what is being said at Eurocontrol, or Amsterdam main tower. It's cool. Or, at least I like to think so

It sounds like a really cool job! Probably the kind you're not often bored with. How much education does it require?

I think it's great fun! Get lots of free time between simulation exercises (which give me the oportunity to come here so often)
It's only part time and it pays full time. Besides, the taxes are extractable (or how on earth do you call it)

The educational degree... well, you must have passed college. Not particular master degree or anything, just to prove you know how to use your brains and you're not afraid to use them.

To be honest, the job's quite simple. But it can be very stressful and demanding. Also you need to know something about aviation. But those things you can easily learn through self studying.

That's awesome!!!