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Re:NSA’s top talent is leaving because of low pay, flagging ... by Chris_Jay on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @08:39AM (#16060824)
Would intolerance to a level of risk typically encountered in civilian life not make someone unable to function there?

My own experience in the public service was not so much of people unable to do their jobs but people unmotivated by them. My welcoming speech included the warning 'don't get attached to outcomes', and this was in a department disliked by the elected party where a lot of people had already been forced into early retirement.

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Re:NSA’s top talent is leaving because of low pay, flagging ... by watwut on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @11:59AM (#16062658)
> Would intolerance to a level of risk typically encountered in civilian life not make someone unable to function there?

I think it is rarely that extreme. Preference for stability rarely means complete inability to deal with instable situations. Also, let's not overstate instability of average tech job. It is not that bad.

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