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 responsibilities as just a basic. He said if I went on to paramedic that i would have so much more responsibility and that eventually I probably would get burnt out and hate it. He said most people at his work said the exact same thing, that basics have it made. Part of me believes this is true, because my dad is a tough as nails type of guy. He said i would regret it if I went on to paramedic.
I like the idea of being more trained so I can do more for people who are dying than just being a taxi driver to the hospital for them. But on the other hand if i was stressed out all the time and unhappy, I would just rather be happy and be a basic. But i wanted your opinion on this to all the paramedics out there, is it really that stressful? Would you rather go back to being a basic?
I like the idea of being more trained so I can do more for people who are dying than just being a taxi driver to the hospital for them. But on the other hand if i was stressed out all the time and unhappy, I would just rather be happy and be a basic. But i wanted your opinion on this to all the paramedics out there, is it really that stressful? Would you rather go back to being a basic?