You'd have to have your head examined for willingly working in government IT. The dysfunction is legendary, the pay is abismal and there are no free massages or vending machines. If you had the skills to secure computer systems why would you work for the government? What possible reason?
I been associated with (Australian) Government projects and whilst I don't know much about what their own staff got paid, I can tell you not one person there had ever still been in the office by 5:01pm. Managers didn't even have mobile phone numbers of their staff even if they wanted to contact them after hours. People were told not to come to work for things like "multicultural awareness day" and a dozen other special days that never considered a holiday at any business group.
Several of them lamented that every department had "slackers" who'd probably be fired from any real business, but basically couldn't get sacked if they tried due to Government policies.
It's not my thing, but there are reasons people choose these places.
Several of them lamented that every department had "slackers" who'd probably be fired from any real business, but basically couldn't get sacked if they tried due to Government policies.
Seems like the end result would be a really nasty dead sea effect.
Some people are motivated by things other than money and massages. Those people might say that anyone taking megabucks and massages over securing government systems which contain all of our sensitive data might need their heads examined.
This is a paraphrase of a good answer from bugcrowd's CEO when asked about why people report bugs for thousands when they could sell them for hundreds of thousands. He answered "not everyone wants to be a drug dealer".
Indeed. And not merely for the dysfunction and pay, but also the fact that you're willingly building the machinery of your own oppression and servitude.
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You'd have to have your head examined for willingly working in government IT. The dysfunction is legendary, the pay is abismal and there are no free massages or vending machines. If you had the skills to secure computer systems why would you work for the government? What possible reason?
I been associated with (Australian) Government projects and whilst I don't know much about what their own staff got paid, I can tell you not one person there had ever still been in the office by 5:01pm. Managers didn't even have mobile phone numbers of their staff even if they wanted to contact them after hours. People were told not to come to work for things like "multicultural awareness day" and a dozen other special days that never considered a holiday at any business group.
Several of them lamented that every department had "slackers" who'd probably be fired from any real business, but basically couldn't get sacked if they tried due to Government policies.
It's not my thing, but there are reasons people choose these places.
Seems like the end result would be a really nasty dead sea effect.
Some people are motivated by things other than money and massages. Those people might say that anyone taking megabucks and massages over securing government systems which contain all of our sensitive data might need their heads examined.
This is a paraphrase of a good answer from bugcrowd's CEO when asked about why people report bugs for thousands when they could sell them for hundreds of thousands. He answered "not everyone wants to be a drug dealer".
Light candle > curse the darkness
Ok but obviously that isn't working. If you want top talent you have to pay top dollar, even if you are the government.
Indeed. And not merely for the dysfunction and pay, but also the fact that you're willingly building the machinery of your own oppression and servitude.