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Referring to engineers with top secret+ security clearances as "consultants" seems reductionistic.
by genidoi 9mo ago
Referring to engineers with top secret+ security clearances as "consultants" seems reductionistic.
- bri3d 9mo agoIn what way? I'm genuinely curious; I would describe an engineer who is provided to build a customer product alongside a customer as either a "contractor" or a "consultant," depending mostly on their employer. A security clearance just changes what customers and products they work for.
- vscode-rest 9mo agoContractor makes sense, consultant is a bit weird because the typical understanding is that a consultant comes in to share knowledge, not build product.
- tym0 9mo agoThen you're not familiar with software consultancy because that's exactly what they do.
- vscode-rest 9mo agoAh ok then let’s just call them contractors because that’s what exactly what they do.
- throwawayq3423 9mo agoOk they are "consultants" with a federally guaranteed moat.