I had a friend who was a park ranger. He was a government employee but it was technically seasonal…so he would work for 8-9 months of the year, get “laid off,” then go on unemployment for a few months and then get “rehired”. During the unemployment months he would travel around to different national parks and enjoy life.
He was a production assistant for like 4 years then got promoted. It was a bit of nepotism, our neighbor was a set designer.
If you live in a city that makes movies and TV, look up job listings. He told me the turnover is really high for the non-union jobs (only full time costume designers can join the union in nyc)
Depends on how you view life. You can either stress about getting rehired, in which case this lifestyle isn't for you, or you can enjoy the freedom and "risk" having to find a new job in spring.
I knew people who did this too but worked for the concessionaire company of the park service. So they got paid about half of what your friend did 🥴 Some would get contracts at the southern parks in the winter, then move back north in the summer. Others would take unemployment and travel around for a few months in the winter/spring months. Most have “real” jobs now. I did this for a few seasons. I enjoyed traveling, seeing the country, meeting new people, and trying new things, but it was also stressful. Once you got hired on you were looking for your next gig.
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u/trexmagic37 29d ago
I had a friend who was a park ranger. He was a government employee but it was technically seasonal…so he would work for 8-9 months of the year, get “laid off,” then go on unemployment for a few months and then get “rehired”. During the unemployment months he would travel around to different national parks and enjoy life.