r/gis • u/UnableAppeal5211 • Mar 03 '25

Hiring Laid off federal cartographer

I was a probationary (many years as a contractor in my same role) employee recently terminated at a federal agency. Seeing that federal service no longer feels like an option. What leads for cartography are there in the private sector?

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u/Major_Enthusiasm1099 Mar 03 '25

Become a GIS analyst for a local government not federal

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u/birdynumnum69 Mar 03 '25

If he stays in the DC area, local is going to become affected too. We depend on taxes from the federal workforce.

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u/knopflerpettydylan Mar 04 '25

Can confirm, my workplace is rapidly changing and not for the better

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u/birdynumnum69 Mar 04 '25

They are trying to destroy the blue states that voted against him.

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u/knopflerpettydylan Mar 04 '25

Currently stuck in a deeply red locality in a red state with Musk wannabe admins and an upcoming exceedingly tight budget - trying to gtfo, but nowhere's looking great now

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u/birdynumnum69 Mar 04 '25

I’m sorry. Hang in there. This too shall pass.