Re:NSA wooing thousands of laid-off Big Tech workers for spy...
by anthomtb on Sunday February 05, 2023 @01:12PM
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I have worked with a few folks who did stints with various 3 letter government agencies.
My takeaway is that you get to do some very technically interesting and challenging work. But politics, both organizational and electoral, means your cool thing is likely to sit on a shelf. They are good places to be if you like building for the sake of building. Not so good if you like both building and shipping.
My takeaway is that you get to do some very technically interesting and challenging work. But politics, both organizational and electoral, means your cool thing is likely to sit on a shelf. They are good places to be if you like building for the sake of building. Not so good if you like both building and shipping.