akflightmedic
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They also don't encounter dangerous situations work in all weather or come in contact with such things as mrsa, cdiff either.lol
A simple youtube search will pull up countless videos of robberies, failed robberies, assaults, jackoffs with attitude, etc....so I disagree. Fast food workers do encounter all types of people...and people tend to be at their worst when they are either A) Sick/Injured or B) HUNGRY!!!
In addition to this, MRSA is everywhere along with every other funky disease/illness out there so anyone working in any public interaction capacity is "exposed". I would go so far to wager unless the bulk of your EMS shift is inside a retirement home, the fast food worker comes into contact and more exposure than the average EMS worker in any given shift. Have you ever taken microbiology and tested a common dollar bill? Scary stuff!
I myself have puked inside a fast food joint and some poor ******* had to clean it up not knowing who I was or if I had any condition he should be concerned about. I have left some pretty bad toilet scenes as well (talking over my life, not recently).
In short, I think certain people need to stop trying to glorify EMS into something it really isn't and instead focus on doing what others have stated. Improve yourself, improve your life...or, simply accept your life will be "mediocre" and live it to the fullest. I do not agree a simple, basic, happy life is mediocre, just playing along with what people seem to be striving for which for most is unattainable despite nothing actually being wrong with that life.