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by antonvs 4 days ago
> Hire me (just kidding... unless?)

Would you really want to work for one of the world’s most notoriously corrupt organizations?

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I am not much of a football gal myself, so I didn't know they were a shitty org.
I don't follow football in the slightest, but these have been major media stories. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_FIFA_corruption_case

Not saying "you should have heard of it", just giving info.

The US DOJ investigation found over $150 million in bribes and kickbacks over two decades. This led to dozens of criminal indictments, and ongoing legal battles over the recovery of stolen funds.

But maybe they've resolved that now and are a changed organization? Oh wait, this is the organization that made up a "peace prize" to give to a certain Donald Trump, to make up for the Nobel committee's completely inexplicable refusal to award their Peace Prize to the guy who started a pointless war with Iran that plunged the world into economic chaos. It'd be hilarious, if it weren't so sleazy, sad, and depressing.

Long story short, if FIFA offered you a cybersecurity job tomorrow, you should do a lot of due diligence before accepting.