Medic Three » Salary http://medicthree.com a Husband. a Father. a Medic. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:36:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Do you Love your job? http://medicthree.com/2010/12/do-you-love-your-job/ http://medicthree.com/2010/12/do-you-love-your-job/#comments Fri, 24 Dec 2010 13:04:57 +0000 medicTHREE http://medicthree.fireemsblogs.com/?p=1707

Seriously? Do you? This is a question my wife and I have been talking about for a while as she considering going back to school for various things. I know she doesn’t care for her job, but has always stayed because it pays well and we needed the money.

I switched jobs several times in a small time frame(and chronically through life) but have been with my current job for about 20 months. The pay leaves something to be desired… no seriously, but most of the rest of my job leaves me feeling satisfied. I am finally on a shift I like, get to see my family, and do a job that I am passionate about.  We have our fair shair of office politics and typical personality clashes associated with a company full of type-A personalities, but as a whole, I love my job.

This leads me to my current predicament. I am always interested in other jobs and opportunities. Not because I need to be… And I know that in this economy we should just be happy to have ANY job. Still, I find myself looking at other options. Next week I interview for what could be a very interesting opportunity–still working as a medic, but in a smaller hospital/ambulance setting.

So the questions persists, do you love your job? Do you look around?

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I’m not a fool. I know that the likelihood of be lasting in EMS forever is minimal. Especially on the streets. So, I bring myself to wanting more. I have some college, not a lot. Definately nothing impressive. So what do I do? Do I do an online program, do I attend school locally? I know I can’t go full time. I can’t afford to not be working. 

I’d just assume get started on it sooner than later. I don’t know what I want to get started on though… Do I want to just get a degree so I’m elligible to be supervisor/director somewhere in the future? Do I want to be an RN? I don’t think I could handle being a floor nurse, or a clinic nurse. It just isn’t my cup of tea. Any tips/pointers out there? What would YOU do?
I’m considering a few options, but am interested in those online Moron… err Medic to RN bridge programs. Are they worth a damn? I know “The College Network” is a joke. But what about Excelsior? Eh, I guess I’ll keep digging.
(Random Side thought) I want this ambulance. Not only is the “lift” brilliant, but take a real close look at that back window (click to enlarge). It reads: “It’s not a Taxi. Use it, Don’t Abuse it. 
Maybe I will become a professional Blogger. You know, start 40 blogs, most of them useless. Somehow make money doing nothing? Nah? Well, guess The Golden Arches will always be around too…
I just know that the stress, the obese patients that can never walk, the hours, and the PAY will make it impossible to do this forever. What would YOU do?












(resume side thought) Ah hell, don’t bother clicking that image. Here is the close up. I rock at Google. Think I can get a job as a professional Googlerer? Yup. I made up a word, and a job.

I should add: They have an entire campaign associated with this. Good Stuff. 
]]> http://medicthree.com/2008/09/i-want-something-more/feed/ 7 I want a Job. http://medicthree.com/2008/05/i-want-a-job/ http://medicthree.com/2008/05/i-want-a-job/#comments Tue, 27 May 2008 20:59:00 +0000 medicTHREE http://cwhebert.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/i-want-a-job

I need a job. I WANT a job. Right now, I have applied to numerous services. From rural to tribal to moderately urban services, I’ve applied to lots. I’ve applied close and far. WE want to stay close for now. We’re in no hurry to leave home. Honestly, if we could stay right where we are I would drive an hour to work or so.

I just want a job. I’m not too picky. It has to pay…. it can’t be completely slow…. I just really want a job that doesn’t mean I have to work for a particular shady local service.

Whatev. Something will come along.

]]> http://medicthree.com/2008/05/i-want-a-job/feed/ 3 Sorry Honey, we're going to be eating crackers and ketchup… http://medicthree.com/2008/04/sorry-honey-were-going-to-be-eating-crackers-and-ketchup/ http://medicthree.com/2008/04/sorry-honey-were-going-to-be-eating-crackers-and-ketchup/#comments Sat, 26 Apr 2008 05:12:00 +0000 medicTHREE http://cwhebert.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/sorry-honey-were-going-to-be-eating-crackers-and-ketchup

So many of you out in the emergiblogosphere have prob seen this dandy of an article from CNN.

It documents “Five Surprising Salaries” from surprisingly high to surprisingly low–well only one remarkably low salary:

Paramedics


What they do: Paramedics respond to emergency situations and attempt to provide the necessary medical care, whether it involves transporting participants to a hospital or treating them on the scene.

Surprising salary: $27,070. Seeing as paramedics have high stress jobs that require them to be on call and ready to save lives at a moment’s notice, you might expect their mean annual salary to be higher.

Don’t worry though guys… Court Reporters make double what we do and astronomers–they triple our salaries.

Thanks Digg for depressing me yet again…

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