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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One of the hard realities of managing large, multimillion dollar contracts in a do-gooder aid organization with limited accountability is that this is not an easily transferrable "skill". [/quote]

You obviously know very little about these contracts when you say limited accountability. The accountability procedures would make anyone in the private sector run for the hills. It’s by far the worst part of the job. [/quote]

Every USAID employee I have encountered thinks VERY highly of themselves, I think this is part of the problem. As much as it was doing good work, the metrics for success are almost impossible to measure (that's why accountability was impossible -- I'm sure they made you go through hoops to appear to be accountable with those procedures, but fundamentally its an impossible task for the scale of a project).   But again, the casual arrogance seeps through, the brashness about the size of the contracts (spending other people's money on people and countries far from home -- most private industry is about earning money or at least minimizing spending), it's just toxic in an economy where many people don't really have enough here at home.  I think the soft diplomacy of USAID was of value, but perspective of the true cost and modesty on the impact of any one person was not held by the personnel there.[/quote]

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