Who actually likes their real-life job?

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By Sylph.Washburn 2011-07-31 20:14:02

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Firefighter / EMT and Florida state certified Driver / Pump operator (currently in the promotional process).

I love my job. It's probably the most versatile thing i've done. it allows me to use skills i've gained the just about every other job i've ever done, and roll them into figuring our the best ways to get stuff done.

I've done carpentry, roofing, auto mechanics, masonry, etc etc, so as far as having a house fire, i have a good insight of what's ahead and what's needed to get in, and get the job done.

The other thing i love about my job is the fact that when i go into work, i have no idea what i'm doing for the next 24 hours... when i did roofing.... i knew exactly what i was going to do... I was going to be in the sun, for 10 hours... sweating my balls off for all 10 hours. Not that i'm against that, but every once in a while i go through a shift with just a few medical calls, it's not always constant.

I've been doing it for a little over 11 years, and i love it still.

Yeah, does your FD roll only 911 or do they mess around with transfers/LDT as well? Got my fire cert once I realized EMS is literally the *** of the civil servant community, and I honestly get to do only the good parts in a FD, get paid better, have better benefits, and for some reason, women like bunker gear more than EMS uniforms. :|

PS: Real medics don't roll hose son!

(Which is why I still occasionally do. lol)

Our EMS and Fire divisions are currently merging. The EMS division does them still, but the fire division sub-contracts it out to a private ambulance service b/c it's not worth losing the ISO rating in our areas that transport from say, Kissimmee to Miami, or Gainsville FL.

As far as "Real Medics dont roll hose", that's what medics that get stuck on a rescue say when they wanna make themselves feel better about being suck doing the *** job of transporting, moveup/standby etc.

This is a firetrucks day v/s a rescue:

Rescue - Receive call, go to truck, drive 2-3 miles to the address of 911 call, talk to an OMG-Squad on the way to the front door, try to talk to the patient, but get answers from people who try to answer for the patient, try to ask them to stfu in a nice way so you can establish their demeanor, find out if they want to go to the hospital to get a different bed to lay in to recover from a cold, remind the OMG-squad that it's not their decision, that if you take the patient with out HIS permission, it's legally kidnapping, load the pt up, spike a bag, establish ALS, THEN you leave the scene and go en route to the hospital, get to the hospital and hold the wall waiting for a bed for 20-30 minutes, wait for the ER nurse so you can transfer care, restock and clean your truck, piss, start heading back to the station, stop for fuel, get another *** call, etc etc etc etc etc....Estimated turnaround time per call: *** 2 hours +

Fire Truck - Receive call, go to truck, drive 2-3 miles to the address of 911 call, help the EMT on the rescue unload the stretcher, run into the OMG-squad and kinda talk to them while the medic deals with the BS, LT. and Engineer get in the truck and chit chat while the FF helps the medic get an IV started, then the fire truck leaves and goes back to the station and eats cookies, takes naps, and rolls the hose you left out from training. Then laugh at the medic stuck with the patient with a case of SNAD.

Estimated turnaround time per call: ehh, maybe 20 minutes.

FTFY, and *** Amen.

I work in Kissimmee FL, and the area i work is like 90% puerto rican... we call it PPA's when they have an OMG-Squad which means Puertorican Panic Attack, b/c holy ***... when you mass them into a group, they emit and feed off eachothers emotions and it turns into a ball of crying people. Its not me exaggerating, i see it every shift, its just how most peurto ricans are down here i suppose. Last week i ran a crash with 2 minivans on a RESIDENTIAL STREET... the man got out of one and was rolling in a ditch with about 10-15 onlookers and he was screaming, and crying, so naturally i went to check him out, and after i politely did hand to face to the OMG squad, and got to the guy, i started asking him the basics, ("any head, neck or back pain?") and he starts telling me HOW it happened, like it was going to change everything if i knew who's fault it was... then he balled up into the fetal position screaming "aye aye aye I'VE NEVER BEEN INTO A CRASH BEFORE!!!" over and over... so i said "DUDE, CHILL OUT! Are you hurt!?" and he's like "No, i just never been in a wreck, it's so stressful"... so i was like "Well why are you crying and rolling around in a nasty *** ditch? Dont you have to drive that thing home in a few minutes? you're gonna ruin the seats b/c youre out here rolling around getting all dirty... You sure you're not hurt?" Then he kinda looked at me like "oh ya... i look like an idiot" then he sat up and sat there for like 10 mins before he got up and started looking at his van and saw it was still drivable...

Literally, by the time we left, the WHOLE block was on scene... literally like 30 people...

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By Sylph.Maruraba 2011-07-31 20:31:17

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I'm an English as a Second Language teacher. Unfortunately, my contract at my current place of work isn't getting renewed next semester, but I'm looking for other places, and I'm sure I'll find something.

I like my job. It's fun, it pays well with typically good benefits, you meet a lot of interesting people, and I get to be creative and perform (in a manner of speaking) every day. Plus, I feel like I'm helping people in a way that will benefit their careers and their lives, so it feels like I'm doing something worthwhile as well.

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By Alaik 2011-07-31 22:09:03

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An agency I work for runs 911 in Pinellas County, although SunStar is a for-profit branch of our Not-for-Profit agency. Not including race into the equation, I'll just say I know what you mean. Some people really seem to make a damn van into a clown car and the moment ANYONE acts distressed, it's a damn circus.

I also love when they barely dent their car, PD calls us, everyone's fine until one person mentions whiplash, then suddenly everyone needs to go. When you're on medicare, whiplash is contagious.

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By Sylph.Washburn 2011-07-31 22:16:35

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Alaik said:

An agency I work for runs 911 in Pinellas County, although SunStar is a for-profit branch of our Not-for-Profit agency. Not including race into the equation, I'll just say I know what you mean. Some people really seem to make a damn van into a clown car and the moment ANYONE acts distressed, it's a damn circus.

I also love when they barely dent their car, PD calls us, everyone's fine until one person mentions whiplash, then suddenly everyone needs to go. When you're on medicare, whiplash is contagious.

I work for Polk.

Sadly, i dated a girl that worked for sunstar like 6 years ago. She turned out being weird as hell...

Yeah, they got it figured out that he state required PIP insurance = 10k guaranteed

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By slipispsycho 2011-07-31 22:19:47

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Alaik said:

An agency I work for runs 911 in Pinellas County, although SunStar is a for-profit branch of our Not-for-Profit agency. Not including race into the equation, I'll just say I know what you mean. Some people really seem to make a damn van into a clown car and the moment ANYONE acts distressed, it's a damn circus.

I also love when they barely dent their car, PD calls us, everyone's fine until one person mentions whiplash, then suddenly everyone needs to go. When you're on medicare, whiplash is contagious.

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