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There are things like clearances and drug tests that a lot of people in tech find prohibitive to working for a defense contractor.
by vogt 10y ago
There are things like clearances and drug tests that a lot of people in tech find prohibitive to working for a defense contractor.
- mac01021 10y agoI guess if drugs are a big part of your life that could be a dealbreaker. But what's the big deal about clearances?
- r4vik 10y agoI don't do drugs but I wouldn't take a programming job where I had to do drug tests
- mac01021 10y agoFor the same reason that you wouldn't work for an employer that monitored your bank account balance or your diet? Or are drug tests special somehow?
- rebeccaskinner 10y agoPeople who are ideologically opposed aside, the biggest problems with jobs that require clearance AFAIK is the cost and turnaround time, meaning that companies may only want to hire people who are already cleared- or you can be sitting around without work for a long time. Many jobs that require clearance also may require work locations that lack the flexibility of other jobs (if you're working on-site for example, then you may have strict working hours, severely locked down workstations with restricted internet access, etc.)