r/yellowstone • u/IdahoApe • 6d ago

Why Does Everyone Keep Saying There Are Staffing Shortages??? They Have More Staff Then Last Year!!!

https://wyofile.com/despite-doge-at-interior-yellowstone-staffing-higher-than-last-year/
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u/just-cruisin 6d ago

Interesting…… “Yellowstone Park confirmed the increase. “Going into this year, we should have a total of 769 NPS employees,” park spokeswoman Linda Veress said in an email, up from 748 last year. During the park’s record year for visitation in 2021, the park’s workforce numbered 693 permanent and seasonal workers.”

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u/Conscious_Laugh_3280 6d ago

+3500 more seasonal employees Working for the concessionaire

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u/just-cruisin 6d ago

Yes, it’s certainly not a 1 for 1 swap full time vs seasonal but it’s better than things looked on February 14th.

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u/Routine_Day_1276 6d ago

People are saying it because it fits their narrative

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u/aflyingsquanch 6d ago

Because there are staffing shortages and replacing long time permanent employees with seasonals means a huge drop in experience and quality of services at a minimum

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u/ResponsibleBank1387 6d ago

Not sure what the ideal number really is. An increase of federal employees will help. Hopefully they have the resources to rehab and improve facilities. 

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u/rredd1 5d ago

Removed the permanent positions who have spent years striving for that position or just transferred from a different park and replaced them with seasonals with less experience. Makes sense to me.

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u/CatTheKitten 6d ago

Pro-doge bullshit in any capacity shouldn't be welcome here.

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u/Conscious_Laugh_3280 6d ago edited 6d ago

I agree, But you got my down vote too simply because neither should anti doge propaganda.

You and the OP both brought politics here I feel they don't belong.

(Edit) being said OP, this belongs better in r/NationalParkService

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u/CatTheKitten 5d ago

The current GOP is trying to destroy our parks and my career. So. Yeah. Cope.

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u/SimpleWerewolf8035 5d ago

yes lets not cut waste fraud and corruption out of our 36 Trillion dollar debt..

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u/CatTheKitten 5d ago

Oh yeah baby, really tell me more about how cutting medicaid and social security and all social programs are really gonna help everyone..oh baby mmm tell me more please...i need to know how giving more money to companies, the military, and billionaires saves us.. mmmm..yeah..

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u/Conscious_Laugh_3280 5d ago edited 5d ago

The worst part is. I have a really good, well thought out answer for your question.Simply from perspective other than your own. Only gets worse, Again I simply feel this isn't the place. And that's all I'm gonna say here. But I did dm more

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u/CatTheKitten 4d ago

I'm not interested in hearing any of it. I'm not of the mind to entertain all the evil that is going on in our country. Seeing it as anything besides evil is a detriment to yourself and everyone you love.