My step son’s first job out of grad school for computer science was Raytheon. Paid well, got him his clearance (which basically guarantees employment as long as you have a pulse). I could tell it bothered him (as in, what they do), but he was very much trying to be a grown-up and pay his student loans and rent and all that. He’s 22, and very independent.
As soon as he got his clearance, he got another job doing things that aren’t directly related to killing people. Got a nice raise, too. He said the feeling of not working for Raytheon is better than the $10k sign-on bonus they gave him that he now has to pay back. “Worth it.”
one of my brothers was at lockheed. helped design and build the f35. one of the variants, at least. morale is so goddamned low there are regular suicides. he left before his mental health got too bad and spent some time homeless (he was too proud to move in with us or come out and go through the homelessness program i ran. we sent him as much money as we could afford and i gave him the names of the reliable programs out where he is. if folk here know aerospace, please don’t say where they do f35 work here he deserves privacy). fair trade to keep him alive. he’s at another (nonmilitary) aerospace as a commercial wrench for private flight and i haven’t seen him this happy, like, since high school.
i can second that paying back that 10k was/is worth it, from my bro’s experience.
My step son’s first job out of grad school for computer science was Raytheon. Paid well, got him his clearance (which basically guarantees employment as long as you have a pulse). I could tell it bothered him (as in, what they do), but he was very much trying to be a grown-up and pay his student loans and rent and all that. He’s 22, and very independent.
As soon as he got his clearance, he got another job doing things that aren’t directly related to killing people. Got a nice raise, too. He said the feeling of not working for Raytheon is better than the $10k sign-on bonus they gave him that he now has to pay back. “Worth it.”
one of my brothers was at lockheed. helped design and build the f35. one of the variants, at least. morale is so goddamned low there are regular suicides. he left before his mental health got too bad and spent some time homeless (he was too proud to move in with us or come out and go through the homelessness program i ran. we sent him as much money as we could afford and i gave him the names of the reliable programs out where he is. if folk here know aerospace, please don’t say where they do f35 work here he deserves privacy). fair trade to keep him alive. he’s at another (nonmilitary) aerospace as a commercial wrench for private flight and i haven’t seen him this happy, like, since high school.
i can second that paying back that 10k was/is worth it, from my bro’s experience.