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I'm trying to think of "famously aggressive" and "little", and all I can come up with is one of them Koreas.
Clearly the OP is referring to New Zealand, renowned globally for our military might and political strong arming.
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By world standards it's not large, but among its immediate neighbours it's one of the largest countries: third by population in the EU and one of the larger by area. I'd think places like Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, or even Austria would get called little much before UK, to say nothing of the smaller countries like Iceland or Luxembourg. I don't think many people in the UK would describe it as little either.
Guys, it obvious he's from the Vatican.
But the morals? This would have to be the biggest weight on this matter.
I wouldn't want to hire someone who was willing to compromise his ethics simply for a "very good salary and benefits."
I know what you're saying, but as big proponent for anti-discrimination in the work place I fear statements like yours settle in the backs of people's minds and then re-appear the day they find themselves in a hiring position.
if someone gives you a better offer, can i have your defense job? sounds pretty cushy to me
It is pretty cushy, and you don't need to wait for me to abandon it. But you must be a native of my country and a reasonably able Python programmer. If you are, send me a mail.
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By world standards it's not large, but among its immediate neighbours it's one of the largest countries: third by population in the EU and one of the larger by area. I'd think places like Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, or even Austria would get called little much before UK, to say nothing of the smaller countries like Iceland or Luxembourg. I don't think many people in the UK would describe it as little either.
Guys, it obvious he's from the Vatican.
Priest paedhophiles ?
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The down voting is really strange. If he is Israeli, and in his mid twenties then he has already served in the IDF, likely in a CS capacity. Also if he was Sherut Leumi, then I wouldn't think he would apply for a military contract job in the first place. Furthermore, its especially difficult for people with highly desirable backgrounds like CS or engineering to get Sherut approval. My only point was that an Israeli i…
The only explanation I can think of for you being downvoted is, well, ignorance. Perhaps HNers are not familiar with Israel's policy of mandatory military service and thought your remark was somehow prejudiced. As far as small aggressive countries that _aren't_ Israel, how about Georgia, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, or Greece?
I could easily see myself referring to my native USA with that phrase.
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The down voting is really strange. If he is Israeli, and in his mid twenties then he has already served in the IDF, likely in a CS capacity. Also if he was Sherut Leumi, then I wouldn't think he would apply for a military contract job in the first place. Furthermore, its especially difficult for people with highly desirable backgrounds like CS or engineering to get Sherut approval. My only point was that an Israeli i…
The only explanation I can think of for you being downvoted is, well, ignorance. Perhaps HNers are not familiar with Israel's policy of mandatory military service and thought your remark was somehow prejudiced. As far as small aggressive countries that _aren't_ Israel, how about Georgia, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, or Greece?
I wouldn't want to hire someone who was willing to compromise his ethics simply for a "very good salary and benefits."
import sys, missile_lib
destination = sys.argv[1]
controller = missile_lib.Missile_control()
controller.fire(destination)The standard advice I've heard is: Work for defense companies to learn the technology, and then leave to transfer this technology toward peaceful (and often lucrative) applications. Swords into Ploughshares.
Speaking for the U.S. context only: once you have a security clearance, which will become necessary at some point for defence work, it becomes difficult to move out to non-classified work. On one hand, the pool of people with clearances is smaller than the general labor pool, so you can have a higher salary & benefits, therefore it's more attractive to stay at that kind of work. On the other hand, prospective employe…