JERUSALEM - Some employees at Israel's covert security agency are blogging about their work lives in an attempt to attract more high-tech workers to the Shin Bet's ranks.
The highly secretive organization runs informants and agents, carries out surveillance and interrogations and serves as a key component of Israel's battle against Palestinian militants.
But so far, patriotism and adventure are barely mentioned in the bloggers' entries. The employees, who work on the technological side of the Shin Bet's operations rather than in the field, seem more preoccupied with their salaries and spending time with their kids.
One 34-year-old blogger, identified as "Y," reassured readers that he's usually home by 6:30 p.m. and that his salary is "no worse than at any other high-tech company on the market."
"A," a programming engineer, writes that "I didn't get a siren to put on my car, and I too have to sit in traffic jams."
The bloggers are identified only by the first letter of their names and appear in black silhouette on the site.
In 2006, facing competition for workers from high-tech industries, the Shin Bet took out newspaper ads and started a slick website. The blog project, launched Sunday, is the newest wrinkle.
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