Radar controller believed that the area staffing for particular days was unacceptable.

Attributes
ACN	422820
Time
Date	199812
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zfw
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 6
ASRS Report	422820
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Overtime use was authority/authorized to supplement for a controller assigned away from the facility. Fpl controller count was at 9, with a 'bare bones' staffing requirement of 11. No overtime used. Supervisor chose to save money over providing a safe level of staffing. (His definition of 'bare bones,' not mine!). This situation continues on dec/a-B/98 and will likely occur in upcoming weeks as well.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RADAR CTLR BELIEVED THAT THE AREA STAFFING FOR PARTICULAR DAYS WAS UNACCEPTABLE.

Narrative: OVERTIME USE WAS AUTH TO SUPPLEMENT FOR A CTLR ASSIGNED AWAY FROM THE FACILITY. FPL CTLR COUNT WAS AT 9, WITH A 'BARE BONES' STAFFING REQUIREMENT OF 11. NO OVERTIME USED. SUPERVISOR CHOSE TO SAVE MONEY OVER PROVIDING A SAFE LEVEL OF STAFFING. (HIS DEFINITION OF 'BARE BONES,' NOT MINE!). THIS SIT CONTINUES ON DEC/A-B/98 AND WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN UPCOMING WKS AS WELL.

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.