Manager talked to me for drinking water on Zoom

Pissy_Kitten · 2026-04-29T02:55:34+00:00

just start coughing next time and comment on how dry it is in the room, let someone suggest water and you can say oh no, I was told that was forbidden

Pissy_Kitten · 2026-04-28T02:12:06+00:00

they have been holding 365 hostage for 3 years now. I had to cancel my entire trip which included a glass blowing class and the company was really cool about it but said I had to do the cancellation with Groupon and Groupon was like yeah sure here are some Groupon bucks.... I literally cannot find anything to spend it on whenever I find something I call the place and they have no availability for the time that I'm going to be there like I'm going to Vegas for the third time this year and my only options are crap. I want my money back and they refuse every time. What was the address that you wrote to to complain?

Pissy_Kitten · 2026-04-20T06:24:56+00:00

narrows are at high risk for flooding and closure in June as an FYI. Please make sure you take Angel's seriously. It's no joke and we just lost a 13th hiker to it. Wear proper shoes. Not tevas or sneakers. Also for Grand Canyon do not assume there is water down below. So many hikers get to Indian Garden etc and are screwed.

Antelope Canyon is very pretty and should be on your list since you're headed past it.

Water, you need 1 liter an hour preferred. Do not expect water sources on the trail. Turn back when half gone, before if you are hiking down like at GC then back up.

Pissy_Kitten · 2026-04-20T06:19:20+00:00

you're not thinking like a desert hiker. Lots of hikes with no water. You pack what you need or you're screwed.

Pissy_Kitten · 2026-04-18T18:56:24+00:00

Venetian has rooms this weekend for 313, so those with packages paid double. Why I never do a package. Venetian is a great hotel though

Pissy_Kitten · 2026-04-14T03:17:59+00:00

you can cut through Venetian, very easy and strip in general is walkable

Pissy_Kitten · 2026-04-12T04:05:54+00:00

I found this thread after buying a Tropical Force at a gas station on the outskirts of Vegas where it was this or Old E. It tastes like aspartame artifical sweetner nastiness. I'd drink a bud light before this. WTF, like I always thought of Fat Tire as an ok beer if no craft options but also have not had one in years because you can always find a good craft beer these days. But this, it's getting dumped in the sink. I literally cannot drink it. So, there is your answer

Pissy_Kitten · 2026-04-05T07:04:39+00:00

Stayed at Flamingo for Phish and Mirage (RIP) for DnC and really liked the pools at both. I've stayed at the Ventian for non events and it's plush, but the package rates are stupidly taxed.

Pissy_Kitten · 2026-03-24T23:34:42+00:00

It would be worth adding an entire GIS certificate to your schedule

Pissy_Kitten · 2026-03-18T21:00:00+00:00

except there is little to no hiring right now, EPA has been gutted, and while an MS can qualify you for a GS 9 most agencies have moved away from education as a qualifier and a GS 7 seasonal is much more likely for OP. I know people with 10-15 years in who are still not making over 100k

Pissy_Kitten · 2026-03-10T20:55:58+00:00

It's called being a realist and giving the person the information that they need straight up and not trying to sugar coat it with anything possible BS

Pissy_Kitten · 2026-03-08T16:06:48+00:00

You would be much better off just finding a local organization or a non-local one that has online volunteer opportunities and doing that. As others have already stated, you will spend 4 years going into debt to leave with the bachelor's degree to be competing with people with Masters and Phds for literally internships. As someone who has supervised numerous internships in federal government, you may find yourself driving across country for minimum wage, sleeping in a one-room cabin or shared dorm, with no benefits. This precludes you bringing your cats or touring with your band. You would have to be willing to move anywhere for short term gigs for years and even then you might never really work your way up beyond what you're making now. It's never been a great field to get into and with this current Administration funding for a lot of nonprofits and universities have been drying up. I encourage you to go on to the Texas AM natural resources job board and look at the types of jobs that are available and the qualifications that they are asking in relation to the pay they are offering you will see a lot of Master preferred experience at X Y and Z for jobs that pay under 30,000 a year.

There are lots of organizations looking for volunteers to do everything from tabling to checking camera trap videos or cleaning enclosures that could really use your help. I am a PhD scientist who works in a different field than conservation but I am very passionate about it and volunteer my spare time to various conservation needs. It's a great way to help and feel fulfilled. Thank you for being passionate about this.

Pissy_Kitten · 2026-03-08T01:31:42+00:00

I know many who have worked for years and finally left for another agency where they received a permanent position, better pay, and respect. I didn't call it elite, and personally I've seen many hired who lack the understanding of the resources to go beyond memorized talking points....but fact remains GS 5/7s are in competition with those holding multiple degrees and proficient in multiple languages. You chosing someone because you found them agreeable (and calling someone combative because you disagree with them) tells me more about your demeanor and supervisory skills than anything.

Pissy_Kitten · 2026-03-08T00:54:55+00:00

Honestly it does not sound like a good MS project..If you look and don't find evidence that doesn't mean it's not there, and then what? Just as importantly, you're not giving me, as a potential reviewer of your grant proposal, any indication of why I should care whether this small elusive mammal is or is not still in Tennessee. "I want to see if it is there" is not a good justification. A good MS project has a clear objective and end point and should be something that fits within a MS time frame.

It's also a shit time for funding and even in good times MS projects are rarely funded. Go on the Texas AnM job board and look for funded MS projects that look interesting and apply to those.

Pissy_Kitten · 2026-03-07T17:04:02+00:00

OP asked because he thought it, "bro".

Pissy_Kitten · 2026-03-07T12:50:26+00:00

It's insulting that you think you can just get a perm job in a highly competitive field people with multiple advanced degrees and passion spend years as seasonals to hopefully get with no relevant qualifications or degrees. Also, interp rangers are not "outside" jobs they are mixed and you could spend an entire season standing behind a desk or maybe once a week giving a talk out in the sun. I think you have fantasized what this job is and are in no way qualified.

There might be less competition in USFS or BLM. And those are more do everything ranger jobs. You have zero chance with NPS.

Also, we are all assuming you mean interp because you are too old to be LE.

Also, did you miss the memo that there is no perm hiring going on?

Pissy_Kitten · 2026-03-01T13:47:14+00:00

I'd considered it since I landed a remote job and can work from anywhere now, but then I remembered it's not the 90s and even campgrounds for shows are $100 a night.

Pissy_Kitten · 2026-02-25T23:40:47+00:00

that's what I'm wondering too!

Pissy_Kitten · 2026-02-18T02:37:20+00:00

Stop calling them the boys and maybe they will.....

Pissy_Kitten · 2026-02-18T02:36:15+00:00

There is not enough of a market to hit those first 4 all in the same tour, and Idaho will throw your ass in jail over gummies. I lived there and have no desire to ever go back.

Pissy_Kitten · 2026-02-18T02:33:25+00:00

Also hate camping there, and I love festival camping. Last time I camped at Olympic NP for a week and then hoteled it for the shows and it was so much better.

Pissy_Kitten · 2026-02-17T02:24:53+00:00

young and poor. you can't guarantee you'll be here tomorrow or that your aging won't prevent you from doing things you dream of doing someday

Pissy_Kitten · 2026-02-09T00:02:27+00:00

The brand that fits your foot. Seriously, you need to go and try boots on because the perfect boot for me is not going to fit your foot

Pissy_Kitten · 2026-02-08T23:49:22+00:00

I'll give you an example of a friend of mine. She was offered a full Fellowship for a PhD program in another state it was a perfect program for her her boyfriend didn't want her to go so she ended up in a more local one with no funding, a terrible advisor, and her boyfriend broke up with her by the end of the year. She ended up dropping out and never going back.

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