the 100% directionless thread

So...interviewed at Washington County. Not going to take any potential offer; it's too far away and too low-paying to justify it.

Starting to be more OK with Acadian. Not perfect, but I might as well make the best of it.
 
Woke up realizing I forgot to get coffee for the morning last night :eek:
Anyone else need that roasted hit soon as they wake? I go into meltdown its part of my routine?
 
MkVity said:
Woke up realizing I forgot to get coffee for the morning last night :eek:
Anyone else need that roasted hit soon as they wake? I go into meltdown its part of my routine?
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That's what I use energy drinks for. More caffeine!
 
I recently interviewed at several services for a PRN paramedic job. Interviewing is always such a fun experience for me. I really enjoy watching how managers conduct interviews.

The first place, a county service, was very hot to trot. They tested me, interviewed me, promised me that I was hired… And then just disappeared off the face of the earth. I made a few follow up calls, finally got a call returned and the hiring manager told me that they were putting off hiring until after the first of the year. I don't know why I had to chase them down for them to tell me that. If you're not interested, that's okay. But when you tell me to call back "at the end of the week and we'll get your paperwork done", and I call back and nobody ever returns my call or email… I get the feeling that there's something off.

And by the way, this wasn't "we'll call you" kind of thing, It was an interview, a skills test, a knowledge exam and the statement, "call us back at the end of the week and we'll get you scheduled..."

Oh well.

I've applied for two other positions, and have been hired at one. Interestingly enough, with the service that hired me, I applied for a position on a whim and I found out that it pays several dollars an hour more then the first service does and they're willing to totally work around my "real job" schedule. They did not have an opening posted, nor did they have any real web presence. I found them sort of by accident.

I called out of the blue, spoke to the HR director, submitted an application and then called back and spoke to the director of the service. I had an interview a couple days later and was hired shortly after.

I guess the takeaway message is, if you are looking for an EMS job, don't wait for jobs to be posted, be tenacious and apply anywhere you see an ambulance. Also, don't stop at the gate keeper, continue to be persistent until you talk to the person who makes decisions.
 
Hell I just sent off a half dozen application, even at places that arent technically hiring. Persistence and getting a name out there helps a lot
 
Well, I guess I'm doing the right thing then. I have applications in three places so far. I keep looking for other places. Hopefully something will come through for me soon.
 
I guess I'm lucky. I've never applied for a job that I really wanted and not been hired. I guess that's why it's difficult for me to comprehend people that apply and apply and apply and never hear back.

I've never been one to not make the phone calls, speak to the HR director or speak to the director of the service… if you don't want to hire me, that's fine. However, if you're remotely interested, I'm going to make sure you know who I am.
 
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TransportJockey said:
We are hiring... and maybe for my spot too. The commute is getting to me
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Yea I could imagine.

The biggest thing holding me back from Texas is the lack of snow.

Dirt scooters are fun though....
 
TransportJockey said:
We are hiring... and maybe for my spot too. The commute is getting to me
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I've been toying with the idea, but $8 an hour base pay and a 168-hour shift....that's pretty intense. If it was a $12-16/hour base rate and 72-hour shifts, sure- but a week at a time is worth more than Firstflight is paying.

Still, that scope...
 
RocketMedic said:
I've been toying with the idea, but $8 an hour base pay and a 168-hour shift....that's pretty intense. If it was a $12-16/hour base rate and 72-hour shifts, sure- but a week at a time is worth more than Firstflight is paying.

Still, that scope...
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Thats the only reason I've held in as long as I have lol. Trying to stick out a year, as that will round out my three years as a medic too
 
Honestly, brother, I think that the allure of expanded practice and cool stuff might not be doing it for me. I Like seeing my wife- and I like money.

Honestly thinking of picking up a part-time gig somewhere non-medical....

And questing for my unicorn.
 
TransportJockey said:
Thats the only reason I've held in as long as I have lol. Trying to stick out a year, as that will round out my three years as a medic too
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I'm almost to three years too even with my time off from the shoulder. I'm sitting in a good spot now though, I'm in the top third of the list seniority-wise so I generally get the shift I want and I've been at my agency long enough that going anywhere besides fire would be a pay-cut. I get paid pretty decently so money definitely isn't a motivator to go anywhere else. My biggest grip is charting but we're switching ePCR software in two weeks and hopefully we won't be fighting the connectivity issues that keep causing having to stay late to use a hard-lined computer rather than a wireless one to finish our paper.
 
Cam Chancellor is a literal master of the safety position. Freaking amazing player.


That pick sealed the game for Seattle.


Tomorrow is the big ones.
Dallas has a good team, a good offensive line and good receivers, but Green Bay has a better defense and their offence is insane, especially outdoors in Green Bay in January. I tnink that Green Bay is going to take it. Them vs Seattle is going to be a legend, but Inthink they can push all the way through.

Denver and Indy is going to be great. Both teams are pretty similar, with dynamic, pass-making quarterbacks who don't run terribly well but can cut apart defenses and generally make good throws and solid receiving corps, I am inclined to give a nod to Denver on the pass game and CJ Anderson is a phenomenal runner. As far as defenses go, Denver is good, but so is Indy and Peyton is certainly showing his age if the latter half of the regular season is anything to measure. I'm going to give the nod to Denver, but that's just West Coast pride and geography (coming into Mile High/Sports Authority is a pretty significant factor from a low-lying indoor field).

Either way, I feel like it's a choice of which horse to take to the Patriot Glue and Dogfood Factory. Baltimore is basically a purple explosion that flies at you until you collapse, and the Patriots showcased some serious chops coming back at them again and again.
 
Superbowl, Phoenix Open, and Barrett Jackson in town......at the same time. [emoji31]
 
The year is only a week and a half old, but I already witnessed a nominee for "********* of the Year " award tonight....was stopped at a red light, in the right lane, little bit of a gap between me and the car in front when a guy pulls out from a driveway in front of me. It'd be one thing if he was just nosing in to the gap I had left, but instead he keeps pulling out, with out stopping, like there wasn't any traffic and tries to go into the left lane...where he goes bumper to bumper with the car that had to be sitting directly in front of him when he was in the driveway. They exchange a few words (that I can't hear) and the DB bag nominee pulls away like he's gonna pull over to exchange insurance, even pulling into the right lane like he's gonna go into a gas station parking lot...just to accelerate away, race to the left around some other car and race off into the night, turning his headlights out as he ducks into a side residential street...Like really?? WTF dude?
 
RocketMedic said:
Cam Chancellor is a literal master of the safety position. Freaking amazing player.


That pick sealed the game for Seattle.


Tomorrow is the big ones.
Dallas has a good team, a good offensive line and good receivers, but Green Bay has a better defense and their offence is insane, especially outdoors in Green Bay in January. I tnink that Green Bay is going to take it. Them vs Seattle is going to be a legend, but Inthink they can push all the way through.

Denver and Indy is going to be great. Both teams are pretty similar, with dynamic, pass-making quarterbacks who don't run terribly well but can cut apart defenses and generally make good throws and solid receiving corps, I am inclined to give a nod to Denver on the pass game and CJ Anderson is a phenomenal runner. As far as defenses go, Denver is good, but so is Indy and Peyton is certainly showing his age if the latter half of the regular season is anything to measure. I'm going to give the nod to Denver, but that's just West Coast pride and geography (coming into Mile High/Sports Authority is a pretty significant factor from a low-lying indoor field).

Either way, I feel like it's a choice of which horse to take to the Patriot Glue and Dogfood Factory. Baltimore is basically a purple explosion that flies at you until you collapse, and the Patriots showcased some serious chops coming back at them again and again.
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Got my first 10 grey hairs watching that Pats game and I'm only 29 ha. But it was a damn good football game. Patriots Seahawks superbowl
 
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