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Re:NSA’s top talent is leaving because of low pay, flagging ... by auntienomen on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @10:58PM (#16058242)
Response to your postscript: I know quite a few people who've worked for the NSA's mathematical research arms. They're not numpties. They're among the smartest people I've ever met (and I've been hanging around tier 1 research institutes, both public and private, my whole adult life).
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Re:NSA’s top talent is leaving because of low pay, flagging ... by kakaorka on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @11:33PM (#16058426)
Maybe that's because one of the biggest hiring firms for mathematicians is the NSA.
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Re:NSA’s top talent is leaving because of low pay, flagging ... by auntienomen on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @02:56AM (#16059319)
For clarity, let me emphasize: The people I'm talking about stood out among professional mathematicians, not just among the general population.
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Re:NSA’s top talent is leaving because of low pay, flagging ... by peoplewindow on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @05:47AM (#16059975)
Presumably that's because the alternative line of employment for mathematicians is academia, which I can imagine pays even worse.
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Re:NSA’s top talent is leaving because of low pay, flagging ... by auntienomen on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @08:07AM (#16060640)
Most math PhDs work in industry, not in academia or government. Industry pays the best of the 3 by far. But NSA has nonetheless attracted some very smart cookies. Personally, I sleep a bit better knowing that they're there.
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Re:NSA’s top talent is leaving because of low pay, flagging ... by Bahamut on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @02:06AM (#16059140)
Not one of - they’re famous for being THE biggest employer of mathematicians.
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Re:NSA’s top talent is leaving because of low pay, flagging ... by girardthelinear on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @02:10AM (#16059157)
> most of the tech companies, banks, insurance, a number of retail corps as well as consulting all hire mathematicians.

the NSA is a bit overhyped there

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