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> Many of those Federal agents are just 9-to-5 guys, probably not too bright, quite content to make a good middle class living. I'm sure there are also a lot o

• pc86 11y ago
  Read the very next sentence after the one you quoted.
  • bpodgursky 11y ago
    That's my point. Lumping 9-5 in with "not too bright" gives the false association of "working normal hours" with "not being productive". There are plenty of ambitious, bright workers who manage to get it done in normal hours.
    • celticninja 11y ago
      One of my first bosses once told me that if you have to be in early and stay late more often than not, you are doing something wrong.
    • kbenson 11y ago
      In this context, 9-to-5 most likely means "stops thinking about the job when not on work hours". I doubt it's meant to imply they aren't smart, but they aren't necessarily as ambitious and motivated (or they've determined the cost-benefit ratio of out of work hours work is not worth it). People that go above and beyond in an organization are really who you need to worry about if that organization is your enemy, as they are harder to predict.
      • PhantomGremlin 11y ago
        Yes, exactly what I meant. You said it better than I did! In retrospect I shouldn't have used the words "not too bright".