Reminds me of an article that got posted here several months back about the UK government having issues hiring a high level IT worker (I think it was some sort

Reminds me of an article that got posted here several months back about the UK government having issues hiring a high level IT worker (I think it was some sort of director). While everyone else was talking about pay, one user pointed out that in such a position they’d be effectively neutered by the bureaucracy and politicians (and others) chasing other interests that would effectively be against the positions missions.