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    My brother is getting made fun of at the EMS company I work for

    He has experienced similar situations. He is 26 right now and has pretty much experienced this all his life.He used to work Papa John’s as a delivery driver. He ended up getting fired because was taking to long on deliveries and just couldn’t get the hang of it. I also think he would be better...
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    Life outside of EMS?

    I’m a medic and I work 24 hours and I’m off 48 hours. I work about 120-130 hours every 2 weeks roughly. I know it sounds like a lot of hours but I actually get a good bit of time off. I only work 2-3 days a week. I been in EMS about 5 years now. Usually I don’t let work interfere with my...
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    My brother is getting made fun of at the EMS company I work for

    Hi, I am having some issues with some of my co workers. Here is some background information on myself and my brother. I work for a private EMS company, we mainly do 911 in multiple counties that are rather large. I am a medic, and I have been in EMS 5 years. All the new EMT’s start out doing BLS...
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    I HATE my partner

    I work for a transport service. Its not hard work. Its very simple its the same thing every call. This guy has a history of being a prick. He likes to make himself feel better by trying to belittle you. Especially with new people. He's on the verge of being fired. None of these people know...
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    I HATE my partner

    Who are you to tell me to get a different job? Just from my post you think you know where I belong? You know nothing about me. Your response is dumb and ignorant
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    I HATE my partner

    This guy is an fto for the company and everyone else i have worked with has said that he's a terrible fto. Making yourself feel better off other peoples mistakes isnt teaching it's just bullying. He gets angry if you try to ask him a question about something to the point where you dont say...
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    I HATE my partner

    Yes I have. I told him I know how to do my job. So then he says okay the next call im not going to do anything and let you figure it out by yourself. So that next call I was under pressure from this guy and made mistakes I normally would never make because he is constantly starring at me like im...
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    I HATE my partner

    I was assigned to a partner and i absolutley hate him with all my hearts content. This is my first ems job and ive been working for this company for 4 months now. Also my partner was the one who trained me when i first started. The training period is 2 weeks and then your released with a...
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    2nd day on the job as a EMT. Help!?

    Yeah he is kinda strict. Now he's always looking for everything that I do wrong. Do you have any advice on how to improve my performance?
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    2nd day on the job as a EMT. Help!?

    Yesterday was my 2nd day on the job as a emt-advanced. I have never worked with an EMS agency prior to this. I have an FTO who will be grading my performance for 2 weeks to see if I can do the job or not. My first day I think I did terrible. I had problems loading and unloading the stretcher and...
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    I have 2 speeding tickets. How will this affect me getting hired on?

    I just got my my EMT-B license 3 months ago. I have been applying everywhere ever since. These tickets are from one year ago and are two months apart. I also have one ticket for not completely stopping at a stop sign. And one of my speeding tickets is 25mph over the speed limit, but it wasnt...
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    Do prescription drugs disqualify you from being an EMT?

    I recently got my emt-b license and i take valium only at night for mild anxiety. If i go to work for a service would they disqualify me?
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    Dad talking me out of becoming a paramedic. Help?

    Yeah i know what you mean. I would much rather help people than being a driver. But I guess I will work somewhere as a basic first and see how I like it. I've been applying everywhere. How long does it typically take to get hired on as an emt-b somewhere?
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    Dad talking me out of becoming a paramedic. Help?

    Alright so here is my situation. I recently got my emt basic license and I am currently enrolled in advanced emt. My dad is a firefighter/paramedic. He keeps telling me that basics have the best job ever, that they hardly have to do anything except drive. That they hardly have any...
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