Internal Documents Reveal NSA Cafeteria Sucks (vice.com) 91
"The cafe menu items and pricing are out of control! Weighing the food to get more money, the scales are not properly adjusted, ripping us off. They stopped serving fried eggs at the OPS1 breakfast bar because it's faster and cheaper to get them. Now if you go to the grill the price is inflated. What's the difference between the grilled chicken at the grill and the grilled chick at the chicken shack?"
A person who used to work in the intelligence community told that they could confirm that the NSA cafeteria is "depressingly bad." "Maybe not the worst cafeteria I've ever eaten in but worse than the time I ate at US run military base mess hall," they said, asking to remain anonymous.
"News for Nerds" (Score:2)
..."Stuff that Matters".
Re:"News for Nerds" (Score:4, Insightful)
NSA, by many many accounts is one of the biggest tech. employers anywhere.... It's every bit as relevant as the free food we've heard about for years at Google.
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Here, you want a cup of coffee? FUCK YOU!
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It (should be) a little different for agencies which deal with sensitive data...
If food/drinks are not provided inside the agency, or they are overpriced or poor quality then the employees are more likely to leave the compound to seek commercial sources nearby.
This creates inconvenience for the employees and wastes time as there are often slow security processes for getting in and out of such buildings.
It also creates opportunities for adversaries, as they can monitor the nearby establishments where employe
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US Federal cafeteria contracts (Score:1)
These cafeterias are open early for breakfast (thank goodness!) and then shift to lunch promptly at eleven (trust me, I'm not big on eggs). Just like
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But yeah.
How much of an issue is job security at google? Do they cull low-rated employees aggressively?
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His post wasn't downvoted, his karma is just that bad that it starts at -1. He also apparently has AC stalkers who think that people care what they say.
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Here, you want a cup of coffee? FUCK YOU!
Over here it's because of the Daily Mail factor that always has the politicians running scared.
The EVIL government SPENT TEN MILLION POUNDS on COFFEE!!1oneomgwtfWTFoneELEVEN11!
Byline: let the hate flow through you
It works because people are thick and don't understand scale. They would flip their shit before realising that's 8p per civil servant per day. Maybe enough for 1 cuppa. And certainly better value providing it than essentially spending money for the employee'
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"Stuff that Matters"
Only nerds work at the NSA.
NSA Sucks (Score:2)
Internal Documents Reveal NSA Sucks.
That is not a revelation, we already knew.
contractor sucks same one does schools & locku (Score:4, Interesting)
contractor sucks same one does schools & lockups
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In my limited experience, food services provided by company employees ("in-house") is almost always better in cost and quality than food services provided by a contractor ("out-house").
Resting on his laurels ... (Score:2)
Talk about slacking off. We have to hear about this from Motherboard and some random FOIA researcher? Where the fuck is Snowden? ;-)
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Talk about slacking off. We have to hear about this from Motherboard and some random FOIA researcher? Where the fuck is Snowden? ;-)
Eating Borscht in Russia, last I heard. I wonder it it is better or worse that the cafeteria at NSA.
In related news ... (Score:4, Funny)
From TFA:
"With all the problems going on with the [REDACTED] cafeteria an increase in pricing should be the last thing they are worried about," the employee concluded.
I think "[REDACTED]" would be (or is?) a great name for their cafeteria -- or maybe their retirement plan.
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How about the fact they just legally spied on Tucker, and even more worrying, all the usual media went out of their way to e excuse this gross abuse of power by a government, a state actor...
Let me guess.... The evidence to back up Carlson's claim is being delivered by the same courier service responsible for delivering the election fraud evidence and Hunter Biden's laptop, right?
Don't forget to send him $20 for your "SAVE TUCKER'S SHOW!" bumper sticker, you ignorant fuck.
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How about the fact they just legally spied on Tucker
How bout that this isn't a fact?
Tucker has been seeking an interview with Putin. Turns out if you're talking to Putin's scheduler, the NSA is gonna hear about it because they're spying on Putin's scheduler. https://www.washingtonpost.com... [washingtonpost.com]
Someone leaked that to Tucker, and he decided, "If I lie about this, I can stir up even more anger and pretend I'm a a noble truth-teller instead of the heir to a frozen food fortune that lies continuously.
That someone who leaked it is such a brave and noble patriot tha
work for the contractor and be able to cut costs (Score:2)
work for the contractor and be able to cut costs
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I've seen similar stories about Subway workers at the CIA and/or the UN building... They've got to get background checked heavily and even then aren't allowed to say which store they work in.
Then pack your lunch (Score:2)
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The drug sniffing dog at the gate will just eat your bologna sandwich instead. (Do they have drug sniffing dogs at the gate there?) Maybe the security guard will confiscate your dangerous apple, which contains amygdalin in the seeds, which can degrade into hydrogen cyanide!
It is like the airport (Score:3)
Eat Eslewhere (Score:5, Interesting)
What they really don't want is for their employees to go and eat elsewhere. Most companies are somewhat concerned about employees leaking confidential internal plans and such, but the NSA really shouldn't be encouraging employees to leave for lunch. Bad cafeteria food could be considered a national security issue.
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Well, they are nasty pervy bastards, so perhaps they are just getting the food they deserve at a price they deserve to pay. There is a solution, I will not provide it, they are nasty pervy bastards and deserve shite overpriced food ;DDD.
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Cafes at lunch are not a good conduit for information leakage. Get to a nearby bar shortly after work finished, spend the evening at the bar and wait for the moderately alcoholic employees to start blabbing.
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What they really don't want is for their employees to go and eat elsewhere.
Word is, the GRU cafe's deee-licous!
NSA Cafeteria (Score:2)
It could be worse [google.com].
No wonder Snowden had a grudge (Score:2)
When you're hungry you're hungry!
You Would Think... (Score:5, Interesting)
Celebrity Chef Robert Irvine [wikipedia.org] is a graduate of a similar program for the UK's Royal Navy.
The NSA just needs to get the Navy to operate the cafeteria.
but the bribes made to get in will be lost (Score:3)
but the bribes made to get in will be lost
at that level it's called an kickback (Score:2)
at that level it's called an kickback
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I
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As I said elsewhere, get the military to run it; they already have a setup for the Pentagon.
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Jordan Tate: "You're not a cook"
Casey Ryback: "Yeah, well... I also cook"
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> The NSA just needs to get the Navy to operate the cafeteria.
Nope, not even that. Just run the NSA cafeteria(s) like the Pentagon. They contract out popular food vendors, and screen their own military personnel as employees. Hell, get the military to provide the employees; they already have an infrastructure in place, and food workers are still a security issue, whether its the Pentagon or the NSA.
Re: Disgusting to read, really. (Score:1)
Advancing our corporate interests yes, protecting any actual people... no
Re: Disgusting to read, really. (Score:2)
It honestly surprises me. One time I stopped randomly at a truckstop in Nevada? Shockingly, it had all this smart food, the stuff you see in Seattle and Bay Area: sushi, kombucha, fresh herbal stuff, etc. I found out later it was right by area 51, where presumably smart tech people work, presumably eating the same stuff as their private sector counterparts.
How can anyones brain WORK without that food? I swear those veggie smoothies raise my IQ like 5 points, I know junk food makes me angry and impatient and
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>I know junk food makes me angry and impatient and dumb.
Not directly. It makes you hungry while your stomach is full. It inflames your immune system. The mechanisms are well understood.
The anger is secondary and results from the primary effect.
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I found out later it was right by area 51, where presumably smart tech people work,
Except that some of the "smart people" probably are aliens, not people, presumably far more sophisticated, and likely could not survive on the same glop the rest of us eat.
We may never know (Score:5, Funny)
Too bad that no one here is likely to have a high enough clearance to find out what the mystery meat actually consists of.
This is gonna bite them in the ass (Score:4, Interesting)
In my work, we have top notch food at our lunch place. I wouldn't call it a cafeteria, it's more like a dining room. Great food for cheap.
Why?
Because they DO NOT want you to leave for lunch with your coworkers, where you could potentially be talking about something that nobody outside should hear.
NSA? We do offer security consulting. I think you're in dire need of something like that.
The 007 novels are full of food descriptions (Score:2)
A notable feature of the James Bond novels are the many descriptions of the spy's meals. Maybe this was because the commissary was so bland. The Bond novels are not meant to be accurate but maybe here there was something to them.
Go Navy (Score:2)
Re:Go Navy (Score:4, Funny)
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> Unfortunately the US Navy does not provide alcohol on their ships
Haven't since WW2, so they were probably on to something (like avoiding needless deaths from alcohol related errors). Also, I believe the Royal Navy has gone dry as well, at least in the past decade or two.
Military cafeteria's are awesome though... (Score:1)
He compared to Military Cafeteria in article in summary, oh boy. That was some of the best food ever, and it only cost like 3-5$ per meal, practically buffet. Though it did vary a HUGELY going from place to place. Like at the same military installation one cafeteria can be 2x better than another one 5 minute walk away. Forget about Iraq/Afghanistan cafeterias at big bases.... those were literal food palaces, like Golden Corral would be sitting in the corner crying compared to that.
oh the horror of first world problems (Score:2)
Ivy league alums with a six figure job-for-life, bonus pension, and health insurance can't have a fried egg and a toast, which take five minutes to cook, for breakfast.
I love to eat at goverment cafeterias/lunchrooms (Score:2)
I usually love to eat at goverment cafeterias/lunchrooms.
They are often dirt cheap, very tasty and less crowded than public restaurants. Sure, they only have a small amount of choice per day but usually it is good enough. And in many cases they are even open to the public, they are just not allowed to advertise themselves.
For example last month I ate at our local cafeteria at the mayor hall. They offered a pretty good greek mixed grilled meat plate for slightly more half the price of a good greek restaurant
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At least they didn't have the "Fish Dog" (Score:2)
Imagine, if you will, a hot dog bun with one cheap fishstick and 1/4 slice of cheap pasteurized, processed, cheese food product. Cold or microwaved. Your choice.
One place I worked at had this as a regular menu item.
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Imagine, if you will, a hot dog bun with one cheap fishstick and 1/4 slice of cheap pasteurized, processed, cheese food product. Cold or microwaved. Your choice.
One place I worked at had this as a regular menu item.
And now, forever sentenced to a life of less than mediocre culinary options, Mr. Steen will dream of leaving one place where the fishes lie down in the dog buns. "One place" that we know, as The Twilight Zone.
Sounds like the NSA got a School Lunch Vendor (Score:2)
Sounds like the NSA got a School Lunch Vendor.
If you want real food and sometimes free food, try Apple, Google, Facebook, Zynga, LinkedIN/Microsoft, Trip Advisory, Twitter, HP, and Ford.
When the vendor is incentivized to make the most profit while providing the cheapest food to a captive audience, this is the result.
New NSA Hiring Slogan?
"Come work at the NSA, our food sucks but at least you can creep on your old girlfriends."
Reporting Sucks (Score:1)