N90 TRACON Controller reported they had to vector aircraft for spacing that were following a slow moving helicopter on approach. The reporter stated the stress of an upcoming unwanted transfer affected their work performance.

Date: 2024-05 · Aircraft: Helicopter · Phase: approach

Anomalies: atc-issue-all-types|no-specific-anomaly-occurred-unwanted-situation

Synopsis

N90 TRACON Controller reported they had to vector aircraft for spacing that were following a slow moving helicopter on approach. The reporter stated the stress of an upcoming unwanted transfer affected their work performance.

Narrative

I had a helicopter inbound. The helicopter was maintaining a speed of about 160 knots in flight. After clearing the aircraft; the airspeed reduced below what I was expecting. I had many aircraft following and needed to vector all to make space. None of this was outside of typical traffic however I was just notified the Philadelphia move is still possibly moving forward. This entire subject has caused me so much stress and mental anguish I feel it is now affecting my job. I was so concerned about my family and what will happen I was distracted and had to scramble to fix an issue on radar. One I've dealt with countless times before. We have all been under extreme stress from talks of moving my job out of state. These conversations occur at work; after work; with coworkers; with family. My life has been greatly affected by the threat of a forced move. My family is in great distress. We have family members who are ill. They are stressed and greatly concerned about this move. Focusing on anything in life has become more difficult because of my fear of losing my job; family; home all because the agency is trying to force my job to Philadelphia.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.