I'm still alive, I swear
I'm still here, still in one piece, but very tan although the lines from my waders and boots are very unsightly. I've been lurking and doing all my mod duties, but haven't had the time or energy to post.
So I'm sure everyone is burning to know what's been going on in my life since I last updated, right?
Well, the job is going great. Got promoted already and I'm learning a ton of stuff. I have business cards, my own very large office and a company credit card. I'm out in the field a whole lot which I love. I'm getting to know a ton of the higher ups at all the agencies. So far I've worked with Fish and Wildlife, NM Game and Fish, NM ISC and the BOR. I've been spending most of my time in various rivers in the state, mainly the Rio Grande working on Silvery Minnow stuff. But I got to spend some time on the Pecos too, and will be working on the Gila soon (which I can't wait for, the herps in the Gila are amazing). Soon I'll be trained on doing impact statements which will be awesome.
As much as I like this job, I can already tell I'll only be there for a few years at the most. Consulting has an amazingly high turnover rate and in the short time I've been there I've already seen quite a few good biologists leave because of the corporate crap and the shoddy clients. I've already had a run in with one of our most infamous clients. So hopefully I'll get my butt in gear and get back to grad school sooner rather than later, but for now it's working really well.
Riley is doing awesome, she's what Rob and I like to call the "Daycare Don". She's the most popular girl in preschool and she's loving it. She's really an amazing kid. It's kind of eerie to look at your kid and realize how wonderful they are and have no clue how you did it.
Rob is doing well, he hates his job, which I think is more a constant state of being rather than just having a sucky job (although this one really does suck). Hoping to get him back in school and get something better for him, which we can do now.
Other than that my life has been all work, but at least I can say I get paid really well to play outside.
So I'm sure everyone is burning to know what's been going on in my life since I last updated, right?
Well, the job is going great. Got promoted already and I'm learning a ton of stuff. I have business cards, my own very large office and a company credit card. I'm out in the field a whole lot which I love. I'm getting to know a ton of the higher ups at all the agencies. So far I've worked with Fish and Wildlife, NM Game and Fish, NM ISC and the BOR. I've been spending most of my time in various rivers in the state, mainly the Rio Grande working on Silvery Minnow stuff. But I got to spend some time on the Pecos too, and will be working on the Gila soon (which I can't wait for, the herps in the Gila are amazing). Soon I'll be trained on doing impact statements which will be awesome.
As much as I like this job, I can already tell I'll only be there for a few years at the most. Consulting has an amazingly high turnover rate and in the short time I've been there I've already seen quite a few good biologists leave because of the corporate crap and the shoddy clients. I've already had a run in with one of our most infamous clients. So hopefully I'll get my butt in gear and get back to grad school sooner rather than later, but for now it's working really well.
Riley is doing awesome, she's what Rob and I like to call the "Daycare Don". She's the most popular girl in preschool and she's loving it. She's really an amazing kid. It's kind of eerie to look at your kid and realize how wonderful they are and have no clue how you did it.
Rob is doing well, he hates his job, which I think is more a constant state of being rather than just having a sucky job (although this one really does suck). Hoping to get him back in school and get something better for him, which we can do now.
Other than that my life has been all work, but at least I can say I get paid really well to play outside.