You Work Where?
So I switched projects at work - and I ended up working on an Air Force project at the Pentagon. Probably not what my parents expected, and I’m sure not what my high school teachers (at the Quaker K-12 school I attended) would have guessed. Lots of security clearance/classified stuff, pass swiping, a significant amount of money (like everyone in my entire area is sitting in an Aeron Chair), and boatloads of acronyms… technically, for example, I’m doing work for AF/CVAC, in the CRC, which is next to the CAT, all inside the RSAC. Anyways, I just read this NPR article: A (Nearly) All-Access Pentagon Pass, which captures some of the feel of the place, including Rumsfeld telling a “joke”: “You know why a yuppie can’t say the Pledge of Allegiance?” I won’t spoil the punchline for ya.
September 11th, 2006 at 11:11 am
So, what’s the big deal about that. Chairs on bought on a government contract on such a huge scale and are far cheaper that what is advertised. And it happens to be the industry standard chair. Is it that big a deal… Nothing better to complain about? You have a job don’t you?
September 11th, 2006 at 12:28 pm
Now, now - no need to vent! I meant it as a compliment actually - that things are done professionally and money is spent where money is needed (and I do value employee comfort and working environment) as opposed to many of the civil government projects I’ve been on where things are much more petty and chaotic.