For the longest time, there were no downsides. Work came and went depending on the time of the year and the amount of tests that were administered and you just rolled with the punches. Unfortunately, the ETS made a very poor decision that took effect back in September that would halve the GRE exam and therefore halve the number of essays needed to be graded. According to the email that was sent out, the higher ups thought that this move would help relieve test day pressures and aid in quicker Graduate School Applications. The drawback is that by taking away the Argument essay and focusing solely on Issue, test takers are not being taught how to question the veracity of a statement, but instead just to think unilaterally on a single topic, which can only take you so far in life. Personally for me, this means that instead of there being a busy season of non-stop work, this November, I have only been given 30 working hours, when exactly one year before in November 2022, I was working over 130 hours. The next few months look like there will be even fewer working hours.
