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I worked for the NSA for four years and left last year because being there bothered my conscience. Lots of smart and nice people, but I just didn't want my life
by vocatus_gate 10y ago
I worked for the NSA for four years and left last year because being there bothered my conscience. Lots of smart and nice people, but I just didn't want my life's work contributing to their mission. I left a secure position with great benefits and went off to be a 1099 at one of the credit card companies. Less job security but I no longer have the burden of knowing my work is supporting something I'm strongly against.
- philovivero 10y agoThank you for your principled approach to life. I wish we had more of you on our side! (What is "our side?" I, similarly, have refused to work for defense industry, TLA agencies, etc, because I see them as net negatives to our society - this is the side I'm on)
- dredmorbius 10y agoFriend I knew, USAF reserve, served in Bosnia, worked at one of the major CC companies in the 1990s. He related the story of talking to a friend in national intelligence. The FoaF: "You've got more data on people than we do." Related: "China's Internet" (Bloomberg video) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VAesMQ6VtK8 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VAesMQ6VtK8 The War on Cash: http://thelongandshort.org/society/war-on-cash http://thelongandshort.org/society/war-on-cash (Also discussed at HN.)