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Having worked in the sector in the past, I can’t imagine anything I’ve gained for my time in there besides bitterness and cynicism for business, and this attitu
by devonkim 8y ago
Having worked in the sector in the past, I can’t imagine anything I’ve gained for my time in there besides bitterness and cynicism for business, and this attitude has had only negative impact upon my career. On the other hand, I see a lot of parallels with the private sector, specifically in enterprise software. B2C software has its own awfulness but at least it’s a bit sexier than the insane Rube Goldberg Machine of, say, Payroll software. These days, I don’t really see a difference between an IBM, HP and Lockheed, Northrop - they oftentimes compete for the same contracts even.
- AWildC182 8y agoI totally understand that. I think it depends on where you work though. I've worked for a couple gov contractors and it has it's upsides. It always seems to be effectively hourly work with a 40hr max work week. Projects can be (if you push for them) short and frequently varied which keeps things fresh and lets you learn/maintain a lot of different skills. The main downside IMO is that the DFARS are nuts but with the security environment we're in, their purpose is at least understandable if not their implementation.