Plus, Woods Hole is a charming place to live/work/visit if anyone gets the chance
Public outreach is very important for ocean science so we (WHOI) do have a visitor center and regularly host events[1] on campus and online. I'm not aware of anything for volunteers right now but in the past we have asked for help labeling data sets or reporting marine mammal sightings[2].
1: https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/visit-whoi/events-happenings...
Appreciate the links though - will definitely keep an eye on the websites next time I'm the area!
Your dollars are worth ~20% less (nothing pays even close to 20% higher) and unless you have big dreams of running a tourist facing business (or fleecing the people who fleece the tourists) there is squat for opportunity there.
I would only accept a job at Woods Hole if it will specifically further your career.
The Cape has a lot more unique stuff than the average vacation region, as you can see Woods Hole is there.
So much bitterness and cynicism on HN.
Yes, and they all suck as places to actually live (possible exception if you're retired and have lots of money) for those same reasons.
>The Cape has a lot more unique stuff than the average vacation region, as you can see Woods Hole is there.
Every vacation area has some similar myth that they pour into the kool aid in order to convince themselves they're important and that it's not just about the tourism industry.
>So much bitterness and cynicism on HN.
I'm bitter because I lived it.
Geology can't work its magic on that godforsaken sandbar fast enough.
There is some decent opportunity in the trades but not if you're not already an established professional but outside the tourism industries there isn't much.
If you have any ambition to do anything to anything people will stand in your way and put up roadblocks because your expanding liquor store or auto-body shop (or whatever) isn't what they think is "befitting the local character".
Someone: Work at Woods Hole! We're hiring.
You: The Cape sucks, don't go there.
Me: If you have a good job, come here and advocate for change.
Where did we go off the rails?
> so please if you're young and have the income to support a life here please do so!
Please feed into our pyramid scheme so I can continue to maintain my quality of life? Guy, what? Nobody is just handing out money, why do you expect it to be handed to you?
I can't believe I'm defending "advocating for the Cape" on Hacker News of all places.
My wife and I built our business from the ground up, but couldn't have done so without family support and some advantages that others do not have. This privilege is something we recognize and work to "fix" by participating in local government and biz development organizations.
Getting "young" working families to simply show up at town hall is a huge challenge but we're working on it, and are not going to let the Cape slide into just a place for the wealthy, elderly and second home-owners.
Compared to Silicon Valley, it's a massive bargain. Our house on the Cape is a "mansion" compared to what we could afford if we lived in Silicon Valley.
I even spent a few months living in Falmouth, near Woods hole. Homes were affordable, schools were good, prices were reasonable. Can you find a cheaper place to live? Yes, but it's all about your priorities. You can have a mansion in the middle of nowhere or a reasonable house a 15-minute walk from the beach.
Anyway, after moving around a lot in my early life, what I can tell you is that if you can't figure out how to be happy in a generally middle-class location like Cape Cod, you won't be happy anywhere.