" The argument is that while working at DOJ/SEC you go soft on your adversaries because you know you'll need them to hire you at some point." You don't have to

" The argument is that while working at DOJ/SEC you go soft on your adversaries because you know you'll need them to hire you at some point." You don't have to go to private law firms if you don't want, of course. But again, this argument is applicable to everything. While working at Apple, you'll go soft on improving Siri because you may want to transition to getting paid to work more on Google Now at Google ... Is there a situation where you think this principle isn't applicable? (also, what is your proposed solution?)