Actually I know some people …. Depending on what you do for cybersecurity. There’s a good market for contractors to do security audits and pen testing - as a contractor you potentially have time off between gigs and can choose how much you work (assuming you can pull in the contracts)
Imagine being the guy …. The next big supply chain attack, the business is on the line, and they call you. The cybersecurity expert: your word is god’s word, no budget too big when the company is on the line
I am the guy they yell at when no budget is small enough. Please sir may I upgrade the ancient platform that is full of security vulnerabilities or replace it with something more modern. NO and we just put out a $2m go-get, fuck you
(A go-get is when the exec and c-suite want you to give back some or all of your budget because they want it for no reason. Usually the reason is they pissed away too much money on something stupid and unplanned and have to cover the hole. It’s 100% bullshit and I fucking HATE it. What’s the point of setting a budget when you’re just going to steal that shit back half way through the project? Fucking assholes).
Only one time in my career was there a “spare no expense” event at a very big bank that rhymes with shmase. They moved heaven and earth to fix that shit. Of course, they have all the money anyway, so while it was impressive to me, it was probably a rounding error for the people that actually see the real money. Anyone else, when shit goes wrong they just bend the employees over and withhold bonuses and comp increases. I got a fat spot bonus for the one big bank event.
Actually I know some people …. Depending on what you do for cybersecurity. There’s a good market for contractors to do security audits and pen testing - as a contractor you potentially have time off between gigs and can choose how much you work (assuming you can pull in the contracts)
Imagine being the guy …. The next big supply chain attack, the business is on the line, and they call you. The cybersecurity expert: your word is god’s word, no budget too big when the company is on the line
I am the guy they yell at when no budget is small enough. Please sir may I upgrade the ancient platform that is full of security vulnerabilities or replace it with something more modern. NO and we just put out a $2m go-get, fuck you
(A go-get is when the exec and c-suite want you to give back some or all of your budget because they want it for no reason. Usually the reason is they pissed away too much money on something stupid and unplanned and have to cover the hole. It’s 100% bullshit and I fucking HATE it. What’s the point of setting a budget when you’re just going to steal that shit back half way through the project? Fucking assholes).
Only one time in my career was there a “spare no expense” event at a very big bank that rhymes with shmase. They moved heaven and earth to fix that shit. Of course, they have all the money anyway, so while it was impressive to me, it was probably a rounding error for the people that actually see the real money. Anyone else, when shit goes wrong they just bend the employees over and withhold bonuses and comp increases. I got a fat spot bonus for the one big bank event.