Guess most of you never served in the Military. Four year (or more) contracts for specialized jobs are standard...
Most contracts are written by one party, often to their advantage, so only a fool signs a contract without knowing what it contains, and understands the risks and rewards of doing so.
Besides, working for the military is vastly different than committing to work for a private ambulance service. you're comparing blueberries and watermelons.
what if you got that FF job? Going to sue because you have to work 24s?
did you know going into the job that you were going to work 24s? or were you hired and told you would only have to work Monday to Friday 8 to 5, and on your third day in, you were told you were being moved to 24s, at a station 2 hours away from home, where you will have to work more hours a week for the same amount of pay? You might not sue, but your working conditions changed, and with a contract, you are now unable to see employment elsewhere, unless you break the contract. But most fire departments don't have employment contracts, so it's a moot point. A FD union, however, can and often does sue a department, especially when changes to working conditions are made that violate the signed contract the union has the management.
If you are talking about military firefighters, sure you can sue; but it's likely the suit would be tossed immediately, as you were informed about the conditions of the positions when you applied (remember that whole informed consent concept?)
it’s astounding how much self centered “All about ME” is going on.
you're damn right it's all about me; the only person guaranteed to be looking out for your best interests is YOU. Your employer is only looking out for your best interests when they line up with their best interests; if the option is look out for the company's best interests or the employee's, the company will chose their best interest EVERY TIME. Anyone who thinks otherwise is a FOOL. And if you think AMR is offering this employee something to benefit the employee, out of purely altruistic reasons, than I have a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn.....
You think the company just has $$$ sitting around to waste on employees?
You mean training budgets? I think MANY companies have $$$$ that they could spend on employee investments, ones that sometimes directly benefit the company, and other times directly benefit the employee (and then indirectly benefit the company); all too often companies refuse to spend that money, because it would cut into their profits, because they are failing to see the return on that investment....
You ever think about WORKING and EARNING things? They are offering to PAY your way, yet most people on here are concentrating on how to get out of a contract, not having any morals.
Hence the contract with the devil. You sell your soul (or yourself into servitude) to AMR for several years, a company with a, how shall I put it,
less than stellar reputation for doing what is right for their employees, and hope that the benefit you get doesn't end up costing you most in the long term.
I understand the ROI from the company perspective, but if get their paramedic certification and then immediately bolt, what does that tell you about the company? If AMR was a great company to work for, they wouldn't need a contract to force people to stay 1, 2 or 5 years after they completed medic class.
Man...the Waaaambulance is full here.
