NomadicMedic
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I just saw a crew from another ambulance service at the gas station, stopping to grab a soda. I was coming out with a cup of coffee and said, “hey how’s it going!“ They both looked at me and kind of sneered and said, “just living the dream.“ One guy said, “I can’t wait till the shift is over“
Why is it that everyone who works in EMS loves this negativity? They love to appear beaten down and exhausted beyond belief. I’ve been listening to the radio, I know that crew hadn’t gone out on anything other than a BLS sick person all day. This pervasive attitude of negativity is a huge turn off to new people and experienced folks as well. There are days when I’ve had enough, but I still smile and say hi to everybody.
You don’t have to be sunshine and rainbows every day, but at least try to be cheerful. I don’t understand this whole attitude and it makes me wonder where it came from and what we can do to fix it.
Why is it that everyone who works in EMS loves this negativity? They love to appear beaten down and exhausted beyond belief. I’ve been listening to the radio, I know that crew hadn’t gone out on anything other than a BLS sick person all day. This pervasive attitude of negativity is a huge turn off to new people and experienced folks as well. There are days when I’ve had enough, but I still smile and say hi to everybody.
You don’t have to be sunshine and rainbows every day, but at least try to be cheerful. I don’t understand this whole attitude and it makes me wonder where it came from and what we can do to fix it.