Gyaos Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 By May, I will have graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Social Work. Then I can end my stint as an EMT. I don't hate my job, but it's beginning to take its toll on my health. I can't see myself doing this for the rest of my life. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilosipherStoned Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Kudos. I still have one I need to finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Me Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 18 minutes ago, Gyaos said: By May, I will have graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Social Work. Then I can end my stint as an EMT. I don't hate my job, but it's beginning to take its toll on my health. I can't see myself doing this for the rest of my life. I’m sorry....I have a coworker going through that right now....she’s in nursing school and she did a shadow that made her rethink her whole career path...I feel bad...all that premed shit basically wasted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuggnificent Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 congrats my sister in law has a degree in social work and she makes all the big bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyaos Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 12 minutes ago, fuggnificent said: congrats my sister in law has a degree in social work and she makes all the big bucks. I'm not expecting to be rich. I chose the field because I like helping people, which seemed to be the opposite of my first chosen field of study (journalism). Being a paramedic has taught me so much about myself. But I can't keep doing this. Some of the things I've seen have rocked my world, and not in a good way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 10 minutes ago, Gyaos said: I'm not expecting to be rich. I chose the field because I like helping people, which seemed to be the opposite of my first chosen field of study (journalism). Being a paramedic has taught me so much about myself. But I can't keep doing this. Some of the things I've seen have rocked my world, and not in a good way. like what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyaos Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Poof said: like what? Not everyone who is picked up by an ambulance leaves the vehicle alive. I've seen what fire can do to a person's body. People can end up in an ambulance for disturbing reasons. One of the worst happened to be the result of domestic violence. Gunshot wounds aren't as "clean" as people portray them in fiction, either. That was another shock. It's not a field for the faint of heart. There are resources to help people in this field, and there are people who have been at it longer than I have. But I think three years is long enough for me. And the scariest part is that the people who taught me have seen far worse than I have. Edited March 24, 2018 by Gyaos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 why did you get into it in the first place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuggnificent Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 5 minutes ago, Gyaos said: Not everyone who is picked up by an ambulance leaves the vehicle alive. I've seen what fire can do to a person's body. People can end up in an ambulance for disturbing reasons. One of the worst happened to be the result of domestic violence. Gunshot wounds aren't as "clean" as people portray them in fiction, either. That was another shock. It's not a field for the faint of heart. There are resources to help people in this field, and there are people who have been at it longer than I have. But I think three years is long enough for me. And the scariest part is that the people who taught me have seen far worse than I have. I didn't finish my radiology degree because I couldn't handle seeing broken bones. I kinda understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyaos Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 1 minute ago, Poof said: why did you get into it in the first place? Because I wanted to help people. It feels great when I can do my part in making sure a person gets there in time. But that's not always possible. Like I said. I don't hate the job, but I think I've reached my limit with how much I can take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discolé monade Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 congrats. i just love seeing folks here doing good things in their lives. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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