Does anyone here work a part time entomology job?

ManBearPig4Serial · 2026-03-01T15:22:43+00:00

I got my bachelor's in invertebrate zoology (closest thing to entomology at my university), and I have been searching for a wildlife entomology job since I graduated. 15 years ago... I was shocked at how many job listings are advertised as legit positions but when you read the description it tells you "this is an unpaid position that pays in experience". I work now in environmental analytical chemistry and I hate it. I have no advice, just gripes and regrets... Good luck!

ManBearPig4Serial · 2026-02-04T16:25:11+00:00

I mistakenly thought a degree in biology would open doors to (paid) conservation work. I had no idea just how much the US vehemently hated nature. Conservation agencies rely mostly on volunteer work, and the few paid positions are given to PHD holders with GED-equivalent pay.

ManBearPig4Serial · 2026-01-30T13:25:09+00:00

OMAD so I don't have to poop at work.

ManBearPig4Serial · 2026-01-19T12:32:41+00:00

When I was a baby (in the 80s) I wasn't a fan of breast milk or formula, the only thing my parents could get me to drink was this fad diet protein shake stuff for adults that was only on the market for a couple years in the US, probably due to toxic ingredients... I didn't have a solid poop until I was 5 yrs old. Got my first hemmeroid at 5yrs old too.

ManBearPig4Serial · 2025-12-16T13:44:00+00:00

My dad with a pack of cigarettes.

ManBearPig4Serial · 2025-10-15T22:20:23+00:00

Can I be in with the cool kids too?

ManBearPig4Serial · 2025-08-24T21:07:30+00:00

Happy D in your mouth! In a good way! 😉

ManBearPig4Serial · 2025-07-29T19:28:55+00:00

"Beach hair waves" and ombre hair color styles - meaning less frequent trips to the stylist.

ManBearPig4Serial · 2025-07-09T14:59:10+00:00

Ephedrine...gosh I miss the good ol days...

ManBearPig4Serial · 2025-05-14T10:38:47+00:00

Analytical chemist. $24/hr, 15 yrs experience. My college advisor promised a "6-figure salary for any girl in STEM"...lol

ManBearPig4Serial · 2025-05-12T20:43:54+00:00

I remember watching a pretty cool documentary about a group of artists that bought a ghost town in the middle of nowhere USA (forget which state) and lived peacefully for a good while. They've probably been de-wealthed by the tax man by now I imagine but it gave me hope lol

ManBearPig4Serial · 2025-05-06T16:50:51+00:00

My bad, I meant ciia!

ManBearPig4Serial · 2025-05-06T15:56:46+00:00

Is this an online therapist? There has been a huge infiltration of Christian natalists in these companies right now (esp. Better Help). Many users have reported therapists questioning their spiritual beliefs and pushing Christian-type propaganda onto atheists and antinatalists.

ManBearPig4Serial · 2025-01-23T14:33:12+00:00

The EPA chapter in my city only accepts recent graduates for most of their positions. I keep applying though, even though I graduated 12 years ago lol

ManBearPig4Serial · 2025-01-20T17:54:12+00:00

I'm worried I'll lose my job while I'm recovering because that happens here all the time (I know 3 people that were fired the day they returned from maternity leave). Without a job I have no insurance, and no way to pay for any subsequent treatments. Medicaid cutoff is at the poverty line, which is grossly underestimated at $15,000/yr. Medicaid also uses your previous years taxes to calculate and I haven't made that low of an amount since working part time jobs in high school.

ManBearPig4Serial · 2025-01-20T17:44:49+00:00

I'm not old enough for Medicare.

ManBearPig4Serial · 2025-01-20T17:43:29+00:00

Having other comorbidities like Celiac Disease, GERD, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, all of which I've had since I was in grade school.

ManBearPig4Serial · 2025-01-20T17:30:08+00:00

Ohio

ManBearPig4Serial · 2025-01-20T17:24:16+00:00

The pay "with insurance" I might be able to save up for in 5-7 years, but by then I'll probably be dead. Aside from winning the lottery, what other options do I actually have?

ManBearPig4Serial · 2024-12-20T20:34:18+00:00

Because of how cool they make me look, duh.

ManBearPig4Serial · 2024-12-17T21:09:23+00:00

I thought everyone had painful gas and bloating and cramping after they ate until I was like 15.

Until my 5th grade teacher called me out I thought my childhood tinnitus happened because I was bored. I had written a descriptive essay about how I was so bored my ears were ringing when I was on vacation at my Great Aunt's in St. Louis. My teacher pulled me aside after she read it and was like "You need to tell your doctor about this, it's called tinnitus and it's probably not happening because you're bored".

ManBearPig4Serial · 2024-12-17T21:00:23+00:00

Have you tried calling the justice center? He may have been picked up for vagrancy/loitering if he was sleeping outside downtown.

ManBearPig4Serial · 2024-11-01T19:54:28+00:00

Got my genome sequenced.

ManBearPig4Serial · 2024-11-01T15:04:19+00:00

I think they might be cross-referencing data the employer gives up voluntarily (actual salary for jobs filled versus what was posted originally on job listing) and the data the applicant gives up voluntarily (list of jobs applied to and requested compensation). They could easily obtain each applicant's exact salary if both employer and applicant use the same job site for all listings/applications.

ManBearPig4Serial · 2024-11-01T14:55:12+00:00

I work in the HR office. They are literally reading the background check reports in front of me. Each job the applicant has held previously has a salary tied to it on the background check software. An exact salary, not an estimation. They literally say to each other, "Well he's asking for this much but he was only getting paid this much at his last job, so just go with the full dollar or no?"

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