#Idk. we have some nonperm techs rn that we don't know if we'll be able to extend them | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

galaxseacreature · 7 days ago

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not gonna lie! these days I'm constantly burning a huge amount of mental energy just being high key stressed about the devastation of science in general and environmental science in particular in this country! feels bad!

#I am blessed to not really be worried about my job specifically rn and I am hugely grateful for that #But the entire field of fish/wildlife/conservation has kind of been wrecking balled #Federal jobs are huge and even beyond that federal support is a massive part of how the rest of the work gets done too #Especially upset on behalf of the early career seasonal workers it's already hard to live that way to get started in a career #And already competitive for the ''privilege''#Idk. we have some nonperm techs rn that we don't know if we'll be able to extend them #That's not primarily due to the federal stuff but the federal stuff makes me feel worse about it #I mean they knew it was only 6.5 months guaranteed but still. We want to be able to extend them!#One of our best techs was planning to go back to her seasonal nps job in the summer!#I know she's already looking and I hope she can find something if she needs but what a load of bullshit #And I just know there's so so many more of her out there #I just want to scream. Or cry. Or lay down in the forest until I'm enveloped by the moss #But mostly scream #And that's while being one of the personally lucky ones!!!#Ok. I'm done. Just had to let it out somewhere

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