the 100% directionless thread

I feel like I am dying at work. I have worked with my current partner 7 shifts out of 104 and I just feel like I can't do this for 97 more days/24 weeks/almost 6 months. Ugh. I wish I stayed part time. What a mistake to go full time. There is a reason why I got this shift being at the very bottom of the seniority list literally. Everybody before me bidded for another shift and this was the only one left if I wanted to go full time, which I did. I didn't think it was going to be this bad. I keep wanting to quit this job only because of this shift/unit.
 
Aprz said:
I feel like I am dying at work. I have worked with my current partner 7 shifts out of 104 and I just feel like I can't do this for 97 more days/24 weeks/almost 6 months. Ugh. I wish I stayed part time. What a mistake to go full time. There is a reason why I got this shift being at the very bottom of the seniority list literally. Everybody before me bidded for another shift and this was the only one left if I wanted to go full time, which I did. I didn't think it was going to be this bad. I keep wanting to quit this job only because of this shift/unit.
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Is is the shift itself or the partner? Either way, hopefully you can limp through 6 months with the promise you'll have more seniority at the end. Also, is this a job where you can promote to paramedic after you finish your internship?
 
I'm on vacation in Hawaii at the moment and decided to go full nerd mode and stop by a local EMS station to talk to the crews. They were nothing but gracious and more than happy to show me around. I really like seeing how things are done on opposite sides of the same country. Lettering and colors on the trucks may change, but I'm more struck by the similarities than anything else.
 
chaz90 said:
I'm on vacation in Hawaii at the moment and decided to go full nerd mode and stop by a local EMS station to talk to the crews. They were nothing but gracious and more than happy to show me around. I really like seeing how things are done on opposite sides of the same country. Lettering and colors on the trucks may change, but I'm more struck by the similarities than anything else.
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chaz90 said:
Yeah. Slightly ashamed, but worth it! What's a few minutes out of a day anyway when it's sandwiched by tropical paradise in either direction?
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Ha yea I hear ya. Just giving you a hard time.
 
CANMAN said:
Sadly it's their third crash in less then 5 years...... Something is up internally. Could be their safety culture, weather decisions, something, but that is an alarming rate for such a short time frame and relatively small program when compared to companies like PHI or Air Methods. I feel safer at my flight job then I do driving/commuting with the crazy *** drivers we have around here. Just need to do research into the industry and pick a program which puts safety above all other variables like cost, expansion, flight volume, etc.
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EagleMed and Air Evac Lifeteam are like Carl's Jr. and Hardee's....same, just different brands. It's not likely to be personnel. Weather in most of their fatal crashes (5ish in 2 years in Oklahoma/Texas) has been decent. I got the impression that they are under a lot of pressure to fly, but I was told the opposite at the interview I had with AEL.

I think it's crappy helicopters, bad maintenance and insufficient equipment.
 
ALS FD released their list. Ended up much, much higher than I thought I would. Now gotta focus on getting ready for interviews. Never been through a fire interview, first time I've ever tested for fire so it's all been new to me.

Wish me luck.
 
Handsome Robb said:
ALS FD released their list. Ended up much, much higher than I thought I would. Now gotta focus on getting ready for interviews. Never been through a fire interview, first time I've ever tested for fire so it's all been new to me.

Wish me luck.
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Good luck as you go to the dark side [emoji6]

I know fire interviews can be a slightly different breed...Just make sure you get some feedback from friends with the FD to make sure you know what to expect.
 
chaz90 said:
Is is the shift itself or the partner? Either way, hopefully you can limp through 6 months with the promise you'll have more seniority at the end. Also, is this a job where you can promote to paramedic after you finish your internship?
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Mainly the partner. She doesn't yell at or anything like that, but she pretty much never talks unless it is something negative to me. Lots of groaning and grunting if I ask or say anything. I'll find out I did something wrong via her telling the people on scene of the call rather than telling me. She is very dramatic and usually makes it sound worse than what it is eg thinks I am too weak to lift even normal size patients (even though I have been doing IFT for at leat three years now) because I struggled with a patient that was 350 lbs. The shift sucks a little bit too cause it is so early in the morning and it is always 4x a week rather than the old schedule I had with 3 on one week and 4 on the next week. I don't think I'll get any seniority in 6 months. This company pays like $6/hour more than other companies and is 911 so very very little turn over. It is ALS 911 so I can become a paramedic there.
 
hang in there! i know it sucks having a crappy partner but itll be worth it in the end. vent here as much as you have to.
 
My partner traded shifts with somebody else today. :)
 
Handsome Robb said:
ALS FD released their list. Ended up much, much higher than I thought I would. Now gotta focus on getting ready for interviews. Never been through a fire interview, first time I've ever tested for fire so it's all been new to me.

Wish me luck.
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Find out the departments views on medicals/vs non medicals. Went through the FD process, interviewed, and had a couple months of employment before leaving (my choice) but each interview was different. Majority had the mindset of your a firefighter first and that paramedic stuff is later on. Some (rare around here) were medical based and the interview was geared to ALS scenarios/questions. Try talking to people on the department before the interview and get a feel for the morale and fire vs medical opinion. Morale is important, nothing worse than being stuck with debbie downers for 32 years
 
Omg this place is AWESOME!!!!!!!

CLEAN TRUCKS. Clean station. Organization.

#goodmove
 
Saw one of my pictures on EMTlife instagram, was confused since I am private, until I found out the account follows me. You can say I'm famous.
 
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