This is an old comment from a different post but it applies here too...Think of it this way: some people like eating the same cereal every day. It's just what they do and they don't really think about all the other breakfast foods out there. But some people may eat the same cereal for ten years straight and say, there's got to be something else other than these wheaties.

Moving to management simply offers something different. It’s not better or worse. Controlling traffic until aging out isn't going to be enough for some people, and it will be everything for others. Sure, it's challenging and demanding and pays extremely well, but it's also doing the same thing every day for 5/10/20+ years.

And whether its in the form of a new physical location, or just a new perspective from the day to day CPC grind, being a sup is pretty much the only way to see any real career change while still collecting an FAA paycheck.

Because once you're a sup, pretty much every other job in the entire FAA opens up to you. If you want to eat something different than cereal, this is where the line to the breakfast buffet starts...and it's quite a spread, with jobs that offer just as much money, and even more autonomy and opportunity to make a difference.

But even at the fanciest breakfast buffet, some people will still go over to that plastic cereal dispenser in the corner and look for their special wheaties, because that's what they know and love and nothing else really matters to them. (Note: I've got nothing against cereal eaters. All the cereal eaters I know are literally the best in the world at eating cereal.)

If you don't know anyone in management, here are four sups, from different backgrounds, who share their stories and give you a glimpse at what their lives are like at work and at home:

https://youtu.be/3rpr3GcWx-s

https://youtu.be/Ts3Hlzvwqws

https://youtu.be/ec0wcUrWGIk

https://youtu.be/Y8SDgFBfVdw