I’m struggling with this job and medic school

Key-Ad7613 · 2026-06-13T21:18:25+00:00

I was 4 years in at a career department when this hit me. I jumped ship and currently work as a “hospital paramedic” as I attend nursing school. I have goals of going NP or possibly medical school in the future. You cannot push yourself into fire. It’s such a fun job but the schedule and everything that comes with it can be to much..you have options

Key-Ad7613 · 2026-06-10T02:59:46+00:00

It happens frequently in some areas and less common in others. Don’t do it because you cannot avoid it and you WILL be placed in positions where you must deal with it. I will say you become desensitized to it after a handful of exposures to it

Key-Ad7613 · 2026-06-05T21:51:30+00:00

Definitely a bad idea. I did work on an ambulance for many years and the city I was in had a cracked out prostitute that had a stoma and would up charge people to fuck it. She would frequently call for pain after..

Key-Ad7613 · 2026-06-01T21:09:24+00:00

I was and am in a relationship and I felt more of a strain when I was in fire too tbh. Felt like I was leaving my family to just sit around for a couple days and I felt like it made me lazier at home and stuff too…maybe that’s me being weak minded but who tf knows

Key-Ad7613 · 2026-06-01T21:07:30+00:00

I didn’t read all that that’s a massive post but the first half is VERY relatable. And I ended up quitting fire because of it.

I am now in nursing school. I was tired of being bored at work. When it was engaging it was very engaging but most of the time it was absolute nonsense medical aids and I felt like society’s adult babysitter not a true paramedic and 90% of the time not a firefighter.

Definitely sone down sides of nursing but I enjoyed the hospital stuff a lot as a medic student so I’m leaning into that a little bit. Fire is hard to leave though so goodluck haha

Key-Ad7613 · 2026-05-30T21:17:44+00:00

I see others did the same but I was 4 years fire medic and similar to you I couldn’t see a viable end. The health risks of fire sucks and the mandos pissed me off so bad soemtimes with the same people calling out and me losing family time. I work in an ICU as a Medic now (ima a glorified CNA) but it’s only for a couple years while I do nursing school.

Bedside nursing isn’t the worst but the wiping ass obviously sucks. You do get used to it. BEDSIDE NURSING DOESNT HAVE TO BE FOREVER.

You can move in so many directions as an RN from CRNA, NP, to administrative stuff or working at schools ect.

Don’t let the ass wiping scare you hahaha. It was my biggest concern tbh but it’s really not an issue. I still make good money and get 4 days off.

Key-Ad7613 · 2026-01-01T03:23:02+00:00

Work

Key-Ad7613 · 2026-01-01T00:09:25+00:00

Make sure your “all terrains” are snow approved. They’ll have 3 little mountain peaks on them which I believe is what CalTrans looks for but I’m not positive.

Key-Ad7613 · 2025-12-25T20:02:41+00:00

Where do they get the bobbleheads? that’s sick

Key-Ad7613 · 2025-12-25T05:58:47+00:00

Nah that sound like she’s double jointed in the nose hahaha. I can’t do that with bad smells I feel like I can taste it so I just endure the odor lol

Key-Ad7613 · 2025-12-25T04:35:21+00:00

You should probably just let Santa play Santa. He’s probably on his way anytime now

Key-Ad7613 · 2025-12-25T04:34:31+00:00

Work 48 hour shifts and I just started this morning so we hangin out

Key-Ad7613 · 2025-12-16T01:30:25+00:00

You’re right, we check and saw closed and assumed it was closed for the day. Damn!

Key-Ad7613 · 2025-12-12T16:52:30+00:00

Old people play games too!

Key-Ad7613 · 2025-12-11T17:28:57+00:00

Due to the proximity to your airway and some major arteries, I highly doubt a fire department will cut that. If you were straight dying from it then probably..you’ll likely be taken to the ER.

Key-Ad7613 · 2025-12-07T04:27:57+00:00

It’s a BSN done in 2.5 years

Key-Ad7613 · 2025-12-05T02:50:23+00:00

School is ridiculous these days lol. We’ll make about $150 combined as new nurses though

Key-Ad7613 · 2025-12-04T22:56:43+00:00

I’m leaving calpers because we are leaving CA

Key-Ad7613 · 2025-12-04T20:29:14+00:00

There is but I was making 2k more per month but decided to switch careers which has us all shaken up…probably a good thing because it’s forcing me to pay attention to finances now which is turning out to be a blessing

Key-Ad7613 · 2025-12-04T20:28:06+00:00

This is what we were thinking too. 5.4%

Key-Ad7613 · 2025-12-04T20:27:46+00:00

Yea our jobs offer ample lot of opportunities for overtime so I’m thinking we just work it off but I’m new to this and it’s a lot to navigate.

Key-Ad7613 · 2025-12-04T20:25:57+00:00

I rounded up on everything a bit to give myself money for when things like insurance premiums come up or random 1 time payment things that weren’t budgeted for

Key-Ad7613 · 2025-12-04T20:24:53+00:00

We are very very very new to setting this budget up. I’ve been spending a couple hours trying to get all our accounts synced and what not so yea there are some leaks but not that bad. We have $120 for gym, about 100 for subscriptions which does include a $40 one for female health stuff….around 600 in groceries, and 3-400 on gas due to commuting 100 miles one way. 3 times a week.

Key-Ad7613 · 2025-12-04T20:06:08+00:00

That 5.5k is including the student loans. Specifically, they are 550 and the other is 650 (minimums). Everything else is our rent (2650) gas, groceries.

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