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I started my career in the defense industry and I try to avoid it now. On a philosophical level, I wasn't totally comfortable designing weapon systems with the
by roland35 5y ago
I started my career in the defense industry and I try to avoid it now. On a philosophical level, I wasn't totally comfortable designing weapon systems with the express purpose of killing people. But also on a practical level, the defense industry can be extremely fickle (programs get funded or cancelled based on politics or the endless mergers), slow moving, and is pretty old fashioned with the work style, pay, and perks we take for granted in tech.
- giantg2 5y agoI have stayed away from the industry (in software roles at least) too. It seems so overly bureaucratic and puts process over production. Plus much of the stuff is compartmentalized so you can't see the bigger picture - I'm a big picture kind of guy.
- roland35 5y agoYes it is pretty heavily top-down since the programs are so huge! I did have opportunities to work on some very interesting projects and get to travel to remote tests sites which was fun at the beginning of my career, but I'm not sure if I really want to be doing that much anymore!