"I work for a government agency"

[Anonymous]

And he won't say which one. What does that mean? I thought CIA said they work for State.

[Anonymous]

It means he works for the IRS.

[Anonymous]

CIA is no longer allowed to say they work for State. Could be CIA, DIA, DNI, or one of about 12 other agencies. Bigger than the question of trying to ferret out where he works is whether you want to get involved with someone whose work life is always going to be off-limits, which can create distance in a relationship.

[Anonymous]

NSA

[Anonymous]

FWB.

[Anonymous]

If he truly had a top secret job he would have a cover story and not try to impress chicks by being coy.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

He either:
1. Has a low-level job and is trying to impress by being intentionally evasive OR
2. He works for an agency that is less than popular.

I agree with a pp that if he had a top secret clearance/position that he would have a cover story.

[Anonymous]

Check here:

http://www.fedsdatacenter.com/federal-pay-rates/index.php

[Anonymous]

It would be a red flag to me. I'd be wary of him. He may be married or hiding something. It's kind of an age old excuse for not saying what you do. When you google him, what type of things do you find? Linked In? Facebook? Anything that supports his being a real person with the same name as he has given you would be helpful.

[Anonymous]

People who brag about how important they are are usually not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He either:
1. Has a low-level job and is trying to impress by being intentionally evasive OR
2. He works for an agency that is less than popular.

I agree with a pp that if he had a top secret clearance/position that he would have a cover story.

Not true. Many people with top secret clearances/positions are not undercover. He probably works at one of the intel agencies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He either:
1. Has a low-level job and is trying to impress by being intentionally evasive OR
2. He works for an agency that is less than popular.

I agree with a pp that if he had a top secret clearance/position that he would have a cover story.

Not true. Many people with top secret clearances/positions are not undercover. He probably works at one of the intel agencies.

Maybe not technically undercover, but they would have a ready explanation that sounds plausible (IT or something). They do not call attention to themselves in this way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He either:
1. Has a low-level job and is trying to impress by being intentionally evasive OR
2. He works for an agency that is less than popular.

I agree with a pp that if he had a top secret clearance/position that he would have a cover story.

Not true. Many people with top secret clearances/positions are not undercover. He probably works at one of the intel agencies.

Maybe not technically undercover, but they would have a ready explanation that sounds plausible (IT or something). They do not call attention to themselves in this way.

NP. No, really, plenty of people have top secret clearances who don't need to be secretive about where they work and what they do. They can't discuss the top secret information they may be privy to or the work that involves that info, but they can tell you where they work and the kind of work they do. You wouldn't even know they have a top secret clearance.

[Anonymous]

I know a lot of people at the FBI (top secret clearance HQ jobs, not agents, certainly not undercover) and they would all say "I work for the Justice Department" and then if pressed would say they work in IT or as an analyst or in HR or they are a supervisor/manager or whatever. So my thought is he has one of these jobs - clearance but not clandestine - but he's trying to make it sound more mysterious than it actually is. I believe that all those who work at the clandestine agencies do have a cover story or would just keep it very general like "I work for DoD" and leave it at that.