"Firefighter/paramedic of 24 years. The vast, vast majority of calls aren’t for emergencies. Far from it. It’s almost all low acuity medical calls to nursing homes, people who don’t want to wait to visit their primary physician, people who absolutely refuse to take care of themselves, people who want/demand for us to help them but won’t lift a finger to help themselves.
Don’t get me wrong, we respond to plenty of true emergencies and there are definitely people out there who are appreciative and doing the right thing when it comes to taking care of themselves.
However, for everyone, actual, emergency there is at least one 400lb type 2 diabetic on the third floor apartment who hurt their knee two weeks ago and now suddenly during a snowstorm, they want us to take them to the hospital because they ran out of hydrocodone and never followed up with Ortho like they were supposed to."
i worked with scientists and engineers.
no white lab coats, sneakers and jeans was what we wore, all the scientists were crazy................best job i ever had
it's the programming, teacher dont get paid like pro athletes!!! its unfair!! think of the children!! in my state they are extremely well paid. most can retire at 55, they are on the top 10% of income. they are contractually guaranteed raises from their union of 5% or more. Even during covid. i did taxes one year and a 2 teacher family set up IRAs for their kids. they'll never HAVE to work
you sir, are a liar. What state was this? Total BS. Raises are not guaranteed and are controlled by state legislatures and the local tax base, with most raises being 2% or less per year. The are definitely not in the top 10% of salaries. Most teachers start out now at 30K or less a year, with benefits being taken away yearly. My wife and sister are/were both teachers in different states and both are making less now than some starting wages for their kids coming out of college or tech school. Stop trying to push an agenda because you underachieved in life. Facts man... facts.
i worked with scientists and engineers.
no white lab coats, sneakers and jeans was what we wore, all the scientists were crazy................best job i ever had
it's the programming, teacher dont get paid like pro athletes!!! its unfair!! think of the children!! in my state they are extremely well paid. most can retire at 55, they are on the top 10% of income. they are contractually guaranteed raises from their union of 5% or more. Even during covid. i did taxes one year and a 2 teacher family set up IRAs for their kids. they'll never HAVE to work
you sir, are a liar. What state was this? Total BS. Raises are not guaranteed and are controlled by state legislatures and the local tax base, with most raises being 2% or less per year. The are definitely not in the top 10% of salaries. Most teachers start out now at 30K or less a year, with benefits being taken away yearly. My wife and sister are/were both teachers in different states and both are making less now than some starting wages for their kids coming out of college or tech school. Stop trying to push an agenda because you underachieved in life. Facts man... facts.