The MI 804 was a tough situation and I hope facilities around the country review what happened before jumping on the 804 bandwagon.
The majority of the CPCs got what they wanted which was to leave, some to AZO and some NCEPT'd out. But for those that wanted to stay or didn't get out in the first couple waves of NCEPT, got and will continue to get screwed. It was a great move for the Agency. Sell the CPCs at those facilities about the opportunity of a "huge" raise or the ability to transfer somewhere else. At the same time back fill the facilities with low paid academy grads. The old timers will retire and they'll have no one in the facility with any experience...management's dream. In a few years when the level 4 pay raises kicks in, (or doesn't at all for those that got stuck and are capped out) and all those academy grads back in the day are now CPCs and stuck forever, those at the facility will do anything to get out. Perfect time and landscape for the Agency to bring up contracting out or even worst permanent closures. Meanwhile, all those that went to AZO for the "huge" raise are still waiting. If the facility doesn't get to a lvl 8, the majority of controllers will only have received a 6% raise. Former GRR controllers will get no raise at all. It wouldn't surprise me one bit if in a few years or even sooner with the way things are going, that AZO will try to lower numbers and those that are unhappy with the bill of goods sold will agree to this. The Agency will win again and there will be even less "higher paying" jobs in MI.
At the end of the day, the Agency played the long game. They got enough on board and sold it as a positive and threw a few bones to those it the present to get what they wanted in the future. If your at a small facility and want to be 804'd to get out, I hope you get out! Because as hard as it may be to imagine, if you get stuck, your future will be even worst off then now.