tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987227095677359931.post8442695645009638172..comments2023-08-27T05:11:02.292-04:00Comments on Blue Ridge Medic: To Stay or Not to Stay....Blue Ridge Medichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09340913000098413846noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987227095677359931.post-1015485892059634912007-08-03T11:01:00.000-04:002007-08-03T11:01:00.000-04:00It's great that you like where you are, and what y...It's great that you like where you are, and what you get to do. <BR/>A few thoughts;<BR/>Getting the Paramedic patch is not easy, it takes work and dedication. Working in a system with such long transport times also requires dedication. Many 'young people', and by that I mean those just entering the work force, do not have any sort of dedication or even patience. They want it all, and they want it now, and they don't want to work to get it.<BR/>That may be part of the reason there are not many paramedics applying for jobs.<BR/><BR/>For the ones leaving, I can only guess. Maybe they have been topped out in pay for a while with no increase comming. If so, that may make that .50 hour look good, especially if they have the possibility of other increases. And it may be as easy as they are tired of long transports.<BR/><BR/>I now that I personally left the private EMS for a job with the City Fire Department because of better benefits and retirement. At the time, I had seen a lot of turnover in the EMS agencies. I think it is just normal since many of them are smaller and have no retirement. I will say since I joined the FD, only one or two guys have left before retireiment. They didn't really want to be there in the first place though.<BR/><BR/>And one, bless his heart, left to re-join the marines.Mr. Fixithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15504277932727865725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987227095677359931.post-36208626277336875262007-08-01T09:15:00.000-04:002007-08-01T09:15:00.000-04:00I don't know which state you're in, but down here ...I don't know which state you're in, but down here in Texas, the reason for Paramedic, or even EMT shortness would be money. An EMT-B makes anywhere from $7 / h (at a 911 service) to $13-14 at a transport company. The smaller the town, the less money. In Beaumont, $9-10 for a transport company is the norm. <BR/><BR/>An EMT-P will make $14-17 per hour.<BR/><BR/>Many, if not most of these services don't offer paid time off or even insurance.<BR/><BR/>When you consider the training, which isn't easy, this isn't great. You can make $10-14 / hour working in customer service etc, where the employer will pay you for while they train you and no special skills or education are required. Bigger companies offer benefits even for people in customer service, so overall it,s a much better deal.<BR/><BR/>As far as people job hopping, again, I don't know where you live, but down here, since there is an EMT shortage, it's very easy to get a job. Therefore, many people who get tired of some small quirks at their company simply go where they think the grass is greener. When they get disappointed there, they leave again. Remember, most companies don't offer benefits, so you don't lose anything by job hopping.<BR/><BR/>Of course it may be different where you live....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987227095677359931.post-39964125931942303972007-08-01T07:38:00.000-04:002007-08-01T07:38:00.000-04:00Good Wednesday morning Blue Ridge,There is little ...Good Wednesday morning Blue Ridge,<BR/><BR/>There is little career loyalty nowadays, not like it used to be. <BR/><BR/>You are somewhat of a rarity, I think...<BR/><BR/>People look for pay and aren't as passionate about the job.<BR/><BR/>Bureaucratic intolerance, burnout and indifference/lack of love for what they really do all probabaly contribute to job hopping.<BR/><BR/>It has become acceptable but that doesn't make it more admirable...<BR/><BR/>I think staying can represent stability. <BR/>How often do you see someone who can say "I worked for the same company for 20 years ?"<BR/><BR/>Sometimes it IS management that needs to change and improve. And sometimes it isn't...Constancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02702046097986873803noreply@blogger.com