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> I feel they have talented people who are massively underpaid. They pay enough to get the talent they need * . Or in other words, if they're sufficiently staf
by ethbro 7y ago
> I feel they have talented people who are massively underpaid.
They pay enough to get the talent they need * . Or in other words, if they're sufficiently staffed it's because people are willing to work there for less than market rate.
Patriotism, a chance (in some roles) to work on cutting edge tech / scale, and making a difference in the world attract people.
You can feel however you want about the agencies morally and ethically, but their work is unique.
* Subject to Congressional cooperation and government pay scales
- CharlesColeman 7y ago> You can feel however you want about the agencies morally and ethically, but their work is unique. Working for the NSA doesn't necessarily entail working on mass civilian surveillance, which I think is where the moral and ethical concerns are concentrated. They still do military and diplomatic intelligence, and defensive security for US many government systems, which I think only the most pacifist would have a problem with.