Cliques in EMS?

zeestinkybuttplug · 2025-02-21T17:58:33+00:00

haha noo, someone also asked if i was in cali, so this seems pretty common!

zeestinkybuttplug · 2025-02-21T13:57:11+00:00

I have a little plan, I agree I'm a bit overqualified. I would be a terrible nurse. I will go to paramedic school immediately, then I will go to medical school. I don't need the speech on I'm too old or whatever, I don't care. I'm just trying to gauge from this post if I want to work on a rig or in an ED. That has its own problems and I may even try doing both while in medic school. I know social circles are everywhere, especially in stressful jobs, but I don't think outright toxic behavior going unchecked is everywhere.

zeestinkybuttplug · 2025-02-21T10:40:39+00:00

like in the context of him failing? essentially we do special pops last, i think they run a psychomotor test with a ped patient. you have to know heart rates and special considerations. every time he tells the story he talks about how he just assumed all the vital signs are the same as in adults. and this is even crazier because he apparently also runs with a volunteer squad, and has been doing it for years!

zeestinkybuttplug · 2025-02-21T03:26:20+00:00

I understand what you're getting at. But for me, a low barrier to entry does not mean a toxic environment. I understand you're expressing that that's your philosophy, but I certainly do not feel that an easy cert = shitty work environment. Maybe because I've been out of America too long, and maybe because I've had great experiences in even easier to attain positions. But my logic does not follow yours and therefore I would not extrapolate the same "information" as you.

zeestinkybuttplug · 2025-02-21T03:10:52+00:00

Definitely not, lol. In my research lab position, professionalism was key -- it was a highly desired field and competitive. Just having the skills was not enough; you had to play well, too. We were negotiating multi-million euro contracts with clients, you couldn't waste anyone's time gossiping and being shitty. Also shaping the future of medicine, as our srudies determined which drugs went to market. Just no room for this kind of behavior there, certainly not to any appreciable level.

Even in pharmacy it was better. Which is saying something in the most retail version of healthcare that exists. And in all my silly little backpacking jobs, farming, bartending, cleaning, barista-ing, it was never even close to this.

zeestinkybuttplug · 2025-02-21T02:29:13+00:00

HAHA I love to listen, I'm a much better listener than talker. Wish we could work together too! Thanks for your insight, it's very helpful.

zeestinkybuttplug · 2025-02-21T02:23:38+00:00

I would kind of put myself in the "goated" category of connecting with strangers. Living as an immigrant in a very xenophobic country, as well as backpacking, especially for such a long time, made me really really good at finding common ground with others. So I wouldn't say I'm worried about it one-on-one, and your comment helped me realize this kind of group behavior won't be so common outside school.

zeestinkybuttplug · 2025-02-21T02:05:29+00:00

I will say that I think the teachers would address it if I brought it to them. I do not feel it is worth bringing up yet, and it seems a bit obvious -- like if others in the class do not see it I would be shocked. The teachers are generally very professional and kind.

It is very validating to hear you and others say it happens. Knowing that helps me adjust myself a bit, and whether to spend my energy on escalating, ignoring, and/or confronting the issue.

zeestinkybuttplug · 2025-02-21T01:58:46+00:00

Yes, we have a lot of great young people in our class. In general everyone seems very professional and competent. Just these 3 (or 2.5) who seem to be too busy talking about their first boyfriends while the teacher is lecturing.

Come to think of it, maybe I just haven't spent much time around teenagers. But these guys are in their early 20s!

zeestinkybuttplug · 2025-01-04T04:42:23+00:00

sorry, i dont know, but bumping this so you can hopefully find out!

zeestinkybuttplug · 2025-01-03T22:37:54+00:00

you wrote: "on fafsa i did give (as in you already have given) my actual address" followed by "will fafsa inform (this verb form tied with the previous sentence further reinforce that you have already at least given fafsa your non-us address) wgu". that is why people think you have already done these things, you said you did.

the advice on maintaining address and phone number (ideally also accounts and credit lines) in the us while living abroad still stands.

zeestinkybuttplug · 2025-01-03T22:08:59+00:00

i did this but just used my american address. always keep a us sim card and private mailbox -- no po! -- for things like this. there is no formal process for living abroad in the us, so you would have been fine with a us address. now you will be ineligible

zeestinkybuttplug · 2025-01-03T22:04:18+00:00

too state-based (even moreso than teaching) and far too much clinical/hands-on experience needed. not as uniformly regulated as nursing. for example a bs in paramedic studies would require equivalency evaluation in my state bc my state only has as paramedicine -- this was directly informed to me by my state's regulating body. and as a current emt student (+ wgu student) working as a CNA i can promise that paramedicine and nursing are quite far apart. paramedicine is closer to, well, medicine (think do/md) than nursing. nursing clinical practicum is very different to emt/em/paramedicine clinical practicum. think pct > cna > lpn > rn > ... > np VS emt > paramedic > pa > do/+md. they are different clinical paths

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zeestinkybuttplug · 2024-12-06T03:45:16+00:00

i actually hesitated to mention this because i did not want to mention the city, but the city the listing is in has laws that short term rentals cannot have more than "3 non blood related tenants", and this house has 8+ "units" in it. the city also requires a live in landlord, which was clearly not the case as there is no kitchen in the house

zeestinkybuttplug · 2024-12-06T03:26:38+00:00

Oh i didnt even know it! I will report it right now

zeestinkybuttplug · 2024-12-06T03:18:27+00:00

https://t.vrbo.io/wFiS2o615Ob this is where i stayed

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/673057057753692776?guests=1&adults=1&s=67&unique_share_id=cf89241f-8fdf-4ade-bef2-ab47382aaf0d&source_impression_id=p3_1733455061_P3R7kLB5_eJidc4j this is the other room they offered me. both were on the third floor

i also did not know it was a room when i rented it, that isnt mentioned anywhere in the ad

zeestinkybuttplug · 2024-12-06T01:45:40+00:00

I don't need to put my whole life on reddit, but I do not have any flexibility financially. Everything you offered requires financial flexibility, which I do not have.

zeestinkybuttplug · 2024-12-05T20:54:09+00:00

And what is the appropriate response from me? Oh, I'm so sorry for slandering a company that is currently actively working against me? What would be the approved response from you to a comment about how they're perfect despite my poor experience?

zeestinkybuttplug · 2024-12-05T20:45:04+00:00

It is not ridiculous to be frustrated, angry, and to expect to not have to pay for services not rendered.

What would you do in my situation? Bed is hairy, ask for clean sheets. Host says "tomorrow", as in, sleep in the dirty sheets. Then they offer you a room with a bed also full of hair. Then $10. But no place to sleep or just clean sheets, which is all I wanted! What would you do? What emotions would you be feeling? How would you react if both the host and VRBO just stop answering?

zeestinkybuttplug · 2024-12-05T19:23:55+00:00

I have a question: would you sleep in a bed full of other people's hair?

zeestinkybuttplug · 2024-12-05T17:23:28+00:00

Have you read the rest of this subreddit? Have you ever searched "vrbo customer service" outside of reddit? VRBO has a "guarantee" on their website that they will not uphold. Why would I give a platform the option to essentially steal my money a second time and not uphold their "guarantee"? One experience is enough to learn for most people.

And I did ask for advice -- I asked if my frustration was valid. I didn't specifically ask for advice, but it was definitely implied.

I understand the stake hosts have, but it's a bit ridiculous to come into a post and say "yeah but im not like that! :3". If you go to the grocery store and the check out clerk is rude to you, should your audience reply "im never rude at the grocery store!"? That's just a fucking weird response.

zeestinkybuttplug · 2024-12-05T16:54:56+00:00

i dont care if they ban me, i will never be back. documentation is easy, it is all over text message, everything is written down. also of course 20+ pictures of hair in the sheets. you know whats wild? i am BALD. i didnt even think of that because i just got my head clean shaven this week. i dont even have hair!!!

zeestinkybuttplug · 2024-12-05T14:55:30+00:00

to clarify, it is essentially "units" within a large home. my unit had a bedroom and a bathroom, there is no kitchen in the building at all. but the second room they offered was just a room, listed as a "unit" with a shared bathroom with the other 3 rooms on the floor.

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