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Walleye

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1. Oh, I really feel for her. My brother is an environmental scientist.

Reply to aggiesal (Original post)

Thu Sep 4, 2025, 04:23 PM

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He works at a university securing funding for research. He’s just hanging by a thread and half of his staff has been let go I think. I can’t express how much this sucks. I hate when people lose their jobs. Specially, when they’re conscientious.

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Oh, I really feel for her. My brother is an environmental scientist. Walleye Thursday #1

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