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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a fed who's already hit more or less what my high 3 number will be. I plan to downshift at some point and go be a park ranger or some other job where I still get more years, but have way less stress away from DC. [/quote]

This is a dream job. How can you just decide to become a park ranger? Aren't those jobs difficult to get? [/quote]

They're extremely difficult to get and also extremely difficult to do - I know two non-Fed (State and county) park rangers who burned out and quit.  BTW both had grad degrees in the history of the place where they were rangers, as well as extensive training on historical education methods. Part of what got them was the law enforcement and sanitation duties that fall to rangers, and part was the constant threat of being downsized or replaced.  They were both year-round workers but a lot of NPS rangers are seasonal workers which is a different pay and tenure situation.

Sorry to dump on PP's dreams - I think getting a completely different job is a fine idea - but ranger is up there with cake baker and cheese maker in terms of "dream jobs that are nothing like you're dreaming."[/quote]

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