Should We Be Troubled By This?

[BrianH]

I'm grateful to the Guardian's Diary for the following information.

MI5 (mission: to protect the UK) is looking for people with discretion, reliability, advanced organisational skills, personal integrity and at least four GCSEs to become administrative assistants to "combat espionage, counter terrorist threats and preserve the nation's security". It is prepared to pay them, in central London, in the region of £15,700 a year.

McDonald's (mission: flog hamburgers) is looking for dynamic, service-oriented people with at leat two GCSEs to join its shift management teams. It is prepared to pay them in central Trowbridge, Wilts (or, if they prefer, Melksham, Wilts) including bonuses, in the region of £15,000 a year.

 

[simmo]

£15,700 for what sounds like a glorified office junior looks ok to me.

 

[Merlin the Magician]

How much for Bond... James not Brooke..........................

 

[Melendez]

MI5 used to recruit at the Irish University I was in. I know it is fairly common for Irish people to join the British army but I was surprised being a British citizen was not a requirement for MI5. In their applications (though this may have been British Aerospace, I'm not too sure, it was a long time ago) they mentioned special security clearance was required for people from outside the UK or Republic of Ireland.

 

[BrianH]

It's Ok - 5 would have passed any Irish applications to 6!

 

[trudij]

How are they supposed to live in London ( assuming rent etc) for £15700 a year???

Give me McDonalds of those two!!!