Narrative:

Due to an overall staffing shortage and training of fpl's due to a 7TH area reorganization, supervisors are 'making ends meet' by working position while also assigned the 'operational supervisor' position. On this shift, the osic was forced to work the a-side stuffing strips for 4 sectors from 2 printers. I was working the a-side and decod-hi was getting very busy handling arrs. The osic told me to plug in to the d- side, but there was no one available for the a-side. He ran around stuffing strips. The osic had to call down 2 staff specialists and 1 a-side from another area. This a- side was recalled from that area and the osic had to steal an a-side from another area. The staff specialists and a-side didn't last long so the fix was only temporary. The osic only called down the staff specialists when I told him that he ought to file a NASA report.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR CLAIMS THAT SUPVRS AT ZFW FREQUENTLY ARE REQUIRED TO WORK POS BECAUSE OF A STAFFING SHORTAGE. SAYS SUPVRS ARE ALSO ASSIGNED TO OPERATIONAL SUPVR DUTY WHILE WORKING POS. OCCASIONALLY STAFF PERSONNEL ARE USED TO HELP OUT BUT THE RPTR FEELS IT'S ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX.

Narrative: DUE TO AN OVERALL STAFFING SHORTAGE AND TRAINING OF FPL'S DUE TO A 7TH AREA REORGANIZATION, SUPVRS ARE 'MAKING ENDS MEET' BY WORKING POS WHILE ALSO ASSIGNED THE 'OPERATIONAL SUPVR' POS. ON THIS SHIFT, THE OSIC WAS FORCED TO WORK THE A-SIDE STUFFING STRIPS FOR 4 SECTORS FROM 2 PRINTERS. I WAS WORKING THE A-SIDE AND DECOD-HI WAS GETTING VERY BUSY HANDLING ARRS. THE OSIC TOLD ME TO PLUG IN TO THE D- SIDE, BUT THERE WAS NO ONE AVAILABLE FOR THE A-SIDE. HE RAN AROUND STUFFING STRIPS. THE OSIC HAD TO CALL DOWN 2 STAFF SPECIALISTS AND 1 A-SIDE FROM ANOTHER AREA. THIS A- SIDE WAS RECALLED FROM THAT AREA AND THE OSIC HAD TO STEAL AN A-SIDE FROM ANOTHER AREA. THE STAFF SPECIALISTS AND A-SIDE DIDN'T LAST LONG SO THE FIX WAS ONLY TEMPORARY. THE OSIC ONLY CALLED DOWN THE STAFF SPECIALISTS WHEN I TOLD HIM THAT HE OUGHT TO FILE A NASA RPT.

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.