> In response to a shrinking budget, the land management agency is suspending seasonal hiring next year. Public lands will bear the cost.
These aren’t careers.
These aren’t careers.
The only reason they're not careers now and are forced to be seasonal hires is due to ongoing defunding of the forest service over decades
> “I moved across the country to work here, for a seasonal job,” she says. “We have people who have worked here for 10 years as seasonals, and made a career out of these positions. They trusted that the jobs wouldn’t go away.”
I suspect the other part of these careers involve seasonal work that covers a different part of the year, such as working at ski resorts.
> In addition, the agency is freezing all external hiring for permanent positions.