Zoo
Jobs - Do I continue?
ZooNews
Digest/Zoo Jobs has operated as a free service to the zoo and aquarium
community for over thirty years.
In its
present Blog format it has posted over 4,103 vacancies which received 67,578,27
visits and 28,700+ just during April.
There has
never been a formal charge for this service. I actively search for vacancies
and have only asked for a voluntary donation. I work unpaid for many hours on
this free service each day. True enough most, but not all, of these vacancies
can be found elsewhere. I make it easier.
A couple of
days ago I came upon a plush big website called 'Jobs in Zoos'.
Apparently
Zoos which use this new website are Chester Zoo, Twycross Zoo and Longleat. For
this they pay £249.00 a month on the monthly plan or get 12 months for the
price of 10 on the Annual plan.
For me this
was like a kick in the teeth. I haven't had a donation from Chester Zoo in
several years and have never had a donation from Twycross Zoo or Longleat in
spite of advertising for them dozens of times.
Furthermore
I have not received £249.00 in total for all vacancies posted out over the past
two years.
A vacancy
posted out on the
Zoo Jobs Blog goes to 129,400+ Followers on the
ZooNews Digest Facebook page, 8,700+ Zoo/Aquarium interest connections on
Linkedin as well as others on
Twitter and Pinterest.
I know I
reach the right people. On occasion I have emails of thanks from Keepers,
Aquarists and Directors telling me they would never have got their jobs if they
had not seen it on the Zoo Jobs Blog.
During this
Pandemic I have been unable to work. I have had no salary for over a year and
no government handouts and the added unexpected medical expenses.
Donating to
help me continue is as easy as clicking on the Donate Button at top left of
this page. Thank you. Rant over.
elvinhow@gmail.com
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