ranger life not what i thought
Hello guys,
i am utterly disappointed in my time at my park. and i’m hoping there’s a community of rangers who feel the same or maybe just down/alone with their feelings. I won’t name my state park or any rangers but it is VA.
unfortunately I always dreamt of doing something with conservation or just being apart of something that i thought was beautiful but I have come to learn that DCR is all recreation and 0% conservation.
from the beginning of my hiring process i learned that this job was gonna be messy but just maybe i can get past the workers. but after being employed for almost 2 years now I have been under appreciated by staff over me and way overworked. I have also learned it’s not only my park but every single park i’ve ever met a part time or even full time staff at.
it discourages me a lot after feeling bullied by grown adults, having to document conversations, emails, every task i do because of the hostile environment i work in and im so sick of this.
so has any ranger in this group ever felt discouraged by the system before or even your managers? what did you guys do to improve your work life? would you tell about your experiences if you relate?