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Liz Evergreen: Please Stay Informed and Fight for Us

February 18, 2025

After nearly nine years of service, I lost my job with the U.S. Forest Service because I am a Schedule A probationary employee. The reasoning the new administration put on […]

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Jennifer Giller: My Husband Surpassed All Expectations

February 18, 2025

By Jennifer Giller My husband Michael and I moved from Texas to Montana for his dream job. But before I jump to the dream job, I’d like to mention the […]

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Bryn Webber: Now is Not the Time to Sit Back and “Wait and See”

February 17, 2025

By Bryn M. Webber On Feb. 14th I was fired from my permanent Kauai National Wildlife Refuge Complex biologist position with no warning, and locked out of my email by […]

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Jennifer Bunty: Duty, Patriotism, and a Desire to Do What’s Right

February 17, 2025

By Jennifer Bunty “Terminated, effective immediately.” At the risk of exposing what a nerd I am, I’ll tell you that when I first opened my Forest Service uniform, I held […]

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Brooke Sausser: Services Americans Rely on Every Day Are at Risk

February 17, 2025

By Brooke Sausser My first permanent position with the National Park Service was over before it began. It ended with a generic, impersonal copy-and-paste letter mass published to myself and […]

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Andria Townsend: Not a Dime of Taxpayer Money is Saved Firing Me

February 17, 2025

By Andria Townsend On Friday, Feb. 14th, as part of the large scale termination of probationary federal employees, I was fired from my job as the Carnivore Specialist for Yosemite […]

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Stacy Ramsey: Did They Know the River is Home to Me?

February 16, 2025

By Stacy Ramsey I lost my dream job on Friday, Feb. 14th. I received the notice of termination around 3 p.m., and was immediately summoned to headquarters to sign papers. […]

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Philip Mathias: Fired from My Dream Job Because I Was Hired

February 16, 2025

By Philip Mathias Those that know me know I have a heart of gold and a strong passion for the environment, especially those critters that aren’t charismatic megafauna. Animals that […]

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Springer Fyrberg: Musk Fired Half Our Hakalau Forest Field Staff

February 16, 2025

By Springer Fyrberg Elon Musk fired half our field staff. At 6 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 14th, I was told every probationary employee in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service […]

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Michelle Kirchner: My Supervisors Had No Say in My Termination

February 16, 2025

By Michelle Kirchner Along with tens of thousands of other federal employees, I was unjustly and illegally fired from my job on Friday. In the photo above, I’m performing a […]

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