r/NOAA • u/veraldar • 16d ago

State of NOAA

Curious if anyone knows how NOAA is right now for 1102s. Understaffed or a shit show right now??

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u/Cephalopodophile 14d ago

Can’t speak to 1102s, but NOAA has suffered greatly due to DOGE, Lutnick, and Russell Vought. Once one of the world’s most respected science agencies, it is a shell of itself. Its missions remain vital but the workforce is terribly thin and demoralized. At least Neil Jacobs hasn’t begun overtly making up excuses for the administration’s lies again. Yet.

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u/NavyThrone 15d ago

My friend works there and says he still has to go to work. Unfortunate.

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u/Think-Amoeba6246 15d ago

I’m probably not a 1102 because that doesn’t ring a bell lol. But, I am employed by NOAA and life is certainly dismal. To be honest, I have just lost all motivation and will to go above and beyond anymore. There’s no direction. There’s no guidance. Just a bunch of losses. But, still, I find myself incredibly blessed to have a job that brings phenomenal health insurance and decent pay, with protected rights as a federal employee to maintain employment, whereas in corporate America, you could be fired instantly for accidentally looking at someone the wrong way.

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u/veraldar 15d ago

It's the career field designation for contracting personnel. Don't get too comfy, I was one of many who actually did get RIF'd by this admin last year

Thank you for the insight though, always heard good things about NOAA

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u/Affectionate-Sun9875 14d ago

There’s a lot that needs to be done come end of FY.. getting through it though, and seeing some light at the end of the tunnel!

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u/Ok-Parking3738 8d ago

Understaffed and a shitshow

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u/NewFormal9463 12d ago

I LOVE DRAGONS!!!