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What an obvious piece of propaganda/recruitment ad. Is GCHQ having such difficulty finding staff? Cool detail about the Royal Navy and lead-lined code books th

What an obvious piece of propaganda/recruitment ad. Is GCHQ having such difficulty finding staff? Cool detail about the Royal Navy and lead-lined code books though.

Glanford 6y ago
>Is GCHQ having such difficulty finding staff? They're trying but apparently there's not enough ballet dancers to fill all the roles.
- delibes 6y ago
  In case non-UK people don't get it ... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54553828 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54553828
  - vanilla-almond 6y ago
    Also related for anyone who read the article above: https://twitter.com/MrMichaelSpicer/status/1315640432697716736 https://twitter.com/MrMichaelSpicer/status/13156404326977167... (Comedy sketch from Michael Spicer on the subject)
- qz2 6y ago
  That one solicited a decent size guffaw. What a ridiculous campaign it was.
- nix23 6y ago
  Russia has quite allot...oh
cs02rm0 6y ago
Is GCHQ having such difficulty finding staff? A large government department requiring niche technical skills on public sector pay and bureaucracy levels in a rural part of the country? There are probably some difficulties.
- rmrfstar 6y ago
  Recruitment isn't a problem if there is a worthwhile mission. Things like the Berlin Airlift and Marshall Plan motivate people. The idea that GCHQ is doing anything other than preserving Britain's role as junior partner in an increasingly immoral American empire is kind of laughable. At this point, what do America and Britain stand for?
  - noir_lord 6y ago
    Pretty much this, they pay crap. That and a lot of the people with the genuine skills they need are actually on the other side of the spectrum from them on things like liberty, free speech and privacy. Fuck 'em.
qz2 6y ago
Yes they are having difficulty. No one wants to be paid that terribly to work for a place that owns a big chunk of your life, leaves you somewhat less employable afterwards and does nothing even slightly sexy.
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pjc50 6y ago
I know a couple of ex staff who left after a short while, dissatisfied. Obviously no details but it's clear that it combines the low pay and inflexibility of civil service work with a whole extra hassle of working securely. Lots of advertising for all three arms of the military at the moment too.
merrvk 6y ago
Full-time staff they will struggle with as the pay is so crap for the skills they need. I just assume they are mostly contractors these days

What an obvious piece of propaganda/recruitment ad. Is GCHQ having such difficulty finding staff? Cool detail about the Royal Navy and lead-lined code books though.

Glanford 6y ago

>Is GCHQ having such difficulty finding staff? They're trying but apparently there's not enough ballet dancers to fill all the roles.

delibes 6y ago
In case non-UK people don't get it ... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54553828 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54553828
- vanilla-almond 6y ago
  Also related for anyone who read the article above: https://twitter.com/MrMichaelSpicer/status/1315640432697716736 https://twitter.com/MrMichaelSpicer/status/13156404326977167... (Comedy sketch from Michael Spicer on the subject)
qz2 6y ago
That one solicited a decent size guffaw. What a ridiculous campaign it was.
nix23 6y ago
Russia has quite allot...oh

cs02rm0 6y ago

Is GCHQ having such difficulty finding staff? A large government department requiring niche technical skills on public sector pay and bureaucracy levels in a rural part of the country? There are probably some difficulties.

rmrfstar 6y ago
Recruitment isn't a problem if there is a worthwhile mission. Things like the Berlin Airlift and Marshall Plan motivate people. The idea that GCHQ is doing anything other than preserving Britain's role as junior partner in an increasingly immoral American empire is kind of laughable. At this point, what do America and Britain stand for?
- noir_lord 6y ago
  Pretty much this, they pay crap. That and a lot of the people with the genuine skills they need are actually on the other side of the spectrum from them on things like liberty, free speech and privacy. Fuck 'em.

qz2 6y ago

Yes they are having difficulty. No one wants to be paid that terribly to work for a place that owns a big chunk of your life, leaves you somewhat less employable afterwards and does nothing even slightly sexy.

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pjc50 6y ago

I know a couple of ex staff who left after a short while, dissatisfied. Obviously no details but it's clear that it combines the low pay and inflexibility of civil service work with a whole extra hassle of working securely. Lots of advertising for all three arms of the military at the moment too.

merrvk 6y ago

Full-time staff they will struggle with as the pay is so crap for the skills they need. I just assume they are mostly contractors these days