[ SECRET POST #2242 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2242 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, it's not for everyone. For me, maybe perversely, part of the job field's perks is all of that stressful crap.

As for the rest, I have training, just not the kind you're referring to. Would be more useful if I had. Essentially novice level analyst training, and a handful of language proficiencies.

[visp]

Then yes, you're going to have to start at the bottom and grunt-work your way up for a few years, doing a lot of asskissing and tactfully not pointing out when someone higher up (everybody) does something dumb, and you'll probably getting thrown under the bus a few times. On the bright side, your job doesn't get you shot at as much as the more combat-oriented sorts.

I would caution against being cavalier about the PTSD stuff, though. Actually being involved in harming your fellow humans, and being at risk of harm yourself, and seeing others harmed, really does a number on a person. Go into it prepared that it will be difficult, but that you can deal. And don't get gratuitous about what you see - a typical rookie mistake is when the people find all the pictures of the bombings and the execution videos and stuff and watch them, thinking that it will prove how tough they are, toughen them up, or just from perverse fascination. Don't. It's not like smallpox, where you can get an immunity - more like arsenic, in that it builds up.

Good luck.

[(Anonymous)]

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. Keeping my opinions to myself about fuckups will be a challenge that I'll have to overcome.

I promise that I'm not trying to be cavalier about the potential threat to myself or others involved. Personally, I've been in situations that have exposed me to extended physical harm, seen others badly hurt, had to defend myself and others from harm. I know what that shit looks like, and while I'm not happy with it, I know what I can handle, and what I can survive. Trying to build a resistance to a new strain of horror by consuming int isn't what I'm keen on doing; I'll either adapt to it or I won't through work.

Thank you. I'll need it.

[visp]

Ooh, and P.S.

If you're good at languages, NSA is always hiring translators - especially if you can manage the vernacular (movies help you learn that if you can't actually converse with native-speakers in real life). Tapping a phone does no good if you can't understand what they're saying, and translation software doesn't help that much.

[(Anonymous)]

Good bit of info, thanks. I wasn't aware.

Languages are my biggest strength, actually. I have a 2+ proficiency in a middle eastern language, and 3/3+ in a romance language. Picking up Mandarin as well. I'll be looking into this, definitely.