This I still find ironic. One the one hand you're sending certain people to certain areas to "assimilate", and on the other hand, perhaps the whole reason they applied for and worked so hard to get on with said department/ agency was to move away from those areas, lol. Ah, the politics of even public service.
@Jim37F's post above may not be what everyone considers "qualified", but it sure as **** shows determination in my book. Clearly, Hawaii or not (I know they're totally twisting your arm, bud), this shows commitment. Same goes for the thousands of sheckles I spent going through hoops for CCP certs, and higher than average paramedic training. It's just sad, again IMO, that because one needs to "diversify" their workforce to meet status quo or because they may be number crunchers, a super dedicated, committed, and perhaps equally qualified candidate is passed over.
I'm just a big ol cheeseball I guess, I believe if you want it that bad, you'll see past all of it, so I guess in essence it doesn't matter what said department does as recruitment tactics, you'll find your way to your ideal job one day, and are color blind to the rest.
Lol, yeah I'm not disagreeing, but rather stating the obvious duality between diversity, and nepotism, cheers.
Airway rotations?
I'm pretty bad at the game myself. Luckily I managed to get in with the right circles... That game I can play
Why is this though? I feel this here is another huge reason many (not all, or every) FFPM's are pigeonholed into the "Mongo the Medic" category.
To all of my single-role paramedic peeps out there who often argue the "FFPM vs. single-role pm" debate, I think @gotshirtz001 just settled it
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I figured they were. But not all unions afford firefighters the same level of protection. Most, if not all, are unionized down here also. But only the major cities are nearly impossible to get fired from. In the mid-sized and small departments, it's absolutely how @gotshirtz001 described. You better agree and fit in or you're at risk.
And sadly, I have seen, and known GOOD FFPM's who were let go because of it.
The probationary year though...I just don't know if I can do that.
I really wish i could pull a day in the OR with you guys. Sounds fun and i know I'd learn something newOh no, not the dreaded OR. It is so much worse than the non-dreaded OR.
Seriously, I wish I could have some of you guys come spend the day with me and my partner on a busy day. We'd have you doing airway assessments, dropping tubes, stuffing LMA's, switching LMA's out for tubes, masking every patient for at least 10 minutes, using US to scan lungs and vasculature.....it'd be fun.
Sounds like my idea of a good time.Oh no, not the dreaded OR. It is so much worse than the non-dreaded OR.
Seriously, I wish I could have some of you guys come spend the day with me and my partner on a busy day. We'd have you doing airway assessments, dropping tubes, stuffing LMA's, switching LMA's out for tubes, masking every patient for at least 10 minutes, using US to scan lungs and vasculature.....it'd be fun.
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Oh no, not the dreaded OR. It is so much worse than the non-dreaded OR.
Seriously, I wish I could have some of you guys come spend the day with me and my partner on a busy day. We'd have you doing airway assessments, dropping tubes, stuffing LMA's, switching LMA's out for tubes, masking every patient for at least 10 minutes, using US to scan lungs and vasculature.....it'd be fun.
Edit: maybe even place a a-line or two.