Not sure if we should be joking about what could easily be (or become) the thing that ends democracy.
Calling the NSA: "I accidentally deleted an e-mail, can you help me recover it?"
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#12When one of my friends in college landed a math-related internship with the NSA years ago, I was very impressed and proud of her. If a friend were to land a similar job or internship now, my gut reaction would be vert different. As illustrated by this video, the agency's prestige among the public seems to have degraded considerably. I wonder how this has affected its ability to recruit bright young people.
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#14While a funny premise, it comes off a bit like someone yelling at a customer service rep at a retail store. They didn't make the rules; they're just underpaid to smile and take it.
I doubt anyone working at the NSA is underpaid...if not overpaid.
You are joking, right? Government jobs seriously underpay.
On the NSA careers website looks like "Computer Scientists" make between $42,209 to $97,333.
I'm sure most of the pay is in the lower range. http://www.nsa.gov/careers/opportunities_4_u/professionals/i...
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#15Reminds me of this old The Daily Show video with Stephen Colbert: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-december-18-2002/so-yo...
For non-usa IPs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd7P78w8cdA
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#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
Actually, it works fine outside the USA, just not from Canada or the UK.
Why doesn't it work from these countries? Just curious.
Probably because they've licensed the show for broadcast here/there and included online rights. It's on TV in the UK at least.
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#17"Someone's playing a terrible joke on you."
You got that right, sister.
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#18While a funny premise, it comes off a bit like someone yelling at a customer service rep at a retail store. They didn't make the rules; they're just underpaid to smile and take it.
If you're working as a company representative, either in retail or customer service or answering the NSA hotline, then listening to questions and complaints is exactly what you were hired to do. If you take those complaints personal then you should find another line of work.
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#19The title should include a Warning - Auto-playing audio on that link.
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
I doubt anyone working at the NSA is underpaid...if not overpaid.
You are joking, right? Government jobs seriously underpay. On the NSA careers website looks like "Computer Scientists" make between $42,209 to $97,333. I'm sure most of the pay is in the lower range. http://www.nsa.gov/careers/opportunities_4_u/professionals/i...
There are a lot of other perks that typically come with working a government job - vacations, job security, etc.
No one accepts a lower paying job just because.