Jobs going at GCHQ

[Sockpuppet]

Spooks in the fring line get about 35K (or less) I seem to remember seeing.

I knew someone from Uni (was in the TA with him) who was born in the UK but his parents were Iraqi. He could speak a few Arabic-stylee languages so when he left uni was snapped up by Intelligence Corps and placed in Human Intelligence.

Basically he had to walk round Baghdad in plain clothes pretending to be a local, trying to get to know the local tulip sticks that were killing people.

For this he got a privates wage (as that was his rank) which is about £10 - £12k a year. Nice.

[Churchill]

I knew someone from Uni (was in the TA with him) who was born in the UK but his parents were Iraqi. He could speak a few Arabic-stylee languages so when he left uni was snapped up by Intelligence Corps and placed in Human Intelligence.

Basically he had to walk round Baghdad in plain clothes pretending to be a local, trying to get to know the local tulip sticks that were killing people.

For this he got a privates wage (as that was his rank) which is about £10 - £12k a year. Nice.

You can buy farsands and farsands of smarties for £12k!!!

[realityhack]

Mate of mine joined The Big Filing Cabinet on the Thames over a decade ago and he's still living in a pokey little flat on his own. Wages are ridiculous and the hours/commitment is huge. Therefore, little or no social life.

[KathyWoolfe]

I've finished all the BBC Spooks interactive games. Do you think I'll qualify?

[Churchill]

I've finished all the BBC Spooks interactive games. Do you think I'll qualify?

Are you any good at the "honey trap"?

[Sockpuppet]

Mate of mine joined The Big Filing Cabinet on the Thames over a decade ago and he's still living in a pokey little flat on his own. Wages are ridiculous and the hours/commitment is huge. Therefore, little or no social life.

Where does he park the Aston Martin?

[Marina]

Are you any good at the "honey trap"?

Yea, I could do that. Giss a job

How about male honey traps though? Surely there must be a call for them as well

[shaunbhoy]

How about male honey traps though? Surely there must be a call for them as well

Well if anyone can give you an answer on that it will be Churchill. He is a mason you know! He knows how to "grease the wheels" I have little doubt.(Nudge nudge wink wink!!)

[ChimpMaster]

.....Wages are ridiculous ....

Yes of course but he gets the rest in dividends....

[Marina]

Mate of mine joined The Big Filing Cabinet on the Thames over a decade ago and he's still living in a pokey little flat on his own. Wages are ridiculous and the hours/commitment is huge. Therefore, little or no social life.

I'd guess they're also discouraged from socializing outside their own sections. So even if the female agents don't all look like Irma Krebs from SMERSH, there's probably not much opportunity to get together with each other.