> And the rest of the tech industry tends to look down on government contractors about the same as government employees. Yes, I'm still a government contractor

> And the rest of the tech industry tends to look down on government contractors about the same as government employees. Yes, I'm still a government contractor because after doing this for 10 years, nobody in private industry will touch me. Once you get that .gov stank on you, it seems nobody else wants you (the polite term is "not a cultural fit", which I've heard over and over and over again) :(