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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The new admin exempted NPS from the hiring freeze the other day.[/quote]

I don't think. Maybe they did for law enforcement but not all the other people who keep the park clean and help things run well. [/quote]

I did not hear this. I know nps seasonal law enforcing workers who were told no job is waiting this summer. They were rescinded.

Most of these jobs are insanely low wages too. Like GS 3/gs5. I didn’t even know it went that low in fact. And many are part time. [/quote]

DH was a park ranger for a while. All seasonal work, we moved from park to park every 4-8 months for years, getting paid peanuts. You were always thinking two posting ahead; ideally, when we'd move to a new park, we already had the next one nailed down and we're looking for where to go after that one. After a few years you can build enough connections that you have a decent idea of where you'll be hired for each season, but it takes a lot of work to build those relations. And all bets are off if there's major turnover in who does hiring.

DH finally secured a permanent spot after 5 years (in what most people would consider a VERY unglamorous spot, and not even in a national park! "Just" a park service unit in a remote-ish location). Two years after that he suffered a life-altering injury. While he probably could have continued, we decided to move to DC so I could go to grad school. DH moved into parks-related nonprofit advocacy work. Between those park ranger years and me then going to grad school, we didn't make much money until very recently. We're definitely poor by DCUM standards![/quote]

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