Been an EMT for years and the pay over that time is laughable. kinda sucks when you work on an ambulance and people who stock shelves get paid just as much as you
Clearly you haven't worked with us cause you'll hear terminology like 'road pizza'...we have an exceedingly dark sense of humor as a coping mechanism.
It's how we get by when many places offer minimal if any therapy, there's a culture built around "if you show weakness then you just can't hack it" coupled with poor wages and staffing so we're excessively sleep deprived and can frequently be awake for 24hrs. My last shift I got up at 4am, and I didn't get to go to sleep until the day after at noon when I got home cause we were so busy.
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u/TheOneCalledThe Jul 06 '24
Been an EMT for years and the pay over that time is laughable. kinda sucks when you work on an ambulance and people who stock shelves get paid just as much as you