Uggh...expect to soon be unemployed!

[rebel100]

Rebel, I'm sorry to hear this. I remember when you got this job. I had to laugh at your remarks about being an EMS cabbie! I can totally relate!!! When I was in EMS we used to say the same thing. What about teaching? EMS instruction usually always needs instructors either lecture or practical. What about working for the city / county EM? What about a FEMA job? You've got a great skill base and I have no doubt you won't have too much trouble finding a new job. I will be sending you positive vibes. Good luck!

I was chatting with a guy I went to medic school with the other day and we both agree that being a Paramedic would be the best job in the world if the patients were really sick enough to warrant our presence and there was no manager scolding you on the radio to turn another transport. We have both even tried Critical Care Transport, 911, etc... he currently works air ambulance out of Arizona...the patients are too stable to offer a consistent challenge. With that said I may go back, the pay for CC is pretty good and I have the contacts...I just don't feel called to it anymore.

I used to teach EMS at a career school, but they vacated the area. For three positions (1-2 times a month in the lab) there were 40 applicants, all qualified...but the three that got the job were from the agencies that send the most students to the school. I'm not willing to work that hard to earn a position that's occasional at best. It's just the reality of local EMS education.

They were great ideas though (...you know I think of you as one of my mentors )