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It takes one semester to get started as an EMT, then you can easily work as an EMT while going to paramedic school. After getting the paramedic certification, a young single person willing to work some overtime can pull down $60-100k in any metro area.

KBCraig wrote:It takes one semester to get started as an EMT, then you can easily work as an EMT while going to paramedic school. After getting the paramedic certification, a young single person willing to work some overtime can pull down $60-100k in any metro area.

im going to look into that i have a friend that works for AMR

Is basic EMT sill around 160 hours with clinicals?

I've deliberately stayed out of this thread until now, but this just has to be said. I'm not writing anything here that I wouldn't say to my own son, whom I love very much.

lunchbox wrote:im going to look into that i have a friend that works for AMR

Is that how you write on a job application? If you were able to write that as:

I'm going to look into that. I have a friend that works for AMR.

...then you might have a prayer on a job application. Seriously dude. If you approach your work ethic the same way you approach your posting, then it's no wonder you have career issues. I once offered to you via PM to help you with your writing skills. You assured me via PM that you know perfectly well how to spell, punctuate, and properly use the upper case, but that you're just in too much of a hurry to do it. Unfortunately, it makes your posts almost unreadable. If you're in too much of a hurry to post legibly, then you're not really paying attention to what you're doing, and I'll wager that this attitude is reflected in your work. It also means that you're not really paying attention to the answers you've been given here by well qualified people who have successful careers, and who have worked their ways up from the bottom, just like you are going to have to do.

You can't steer a ship that isn't moving. You think that you're too good to be a grease monkey, but there is great honor in being a grease monkey if you are being the best grease monkey you know how to be. If you bust your hump and forget about whether or not you think your superiors know more or less than you do, then you will get noticed, and you will eventually move up the chain of command and earn more money. Humility will serve you far better than pride, no matter what career path you choose. If being a mechanic is satisfying work for you, then eventually, something will open up for you to apply for - if not at your current employer, then at another employer.

If being a grease monkey or a mechanic is not satisfying work for you, then put up, shut up, and do it anyway, while you go back to school at night to learn something that is more satisfying or financially rewarding. LOTS of people have done exactly that, and their lives have turned around. If you are 22 years old, unemployed (or under-employed), and still living with your mom, then you are doing nothing with the life that God gave you, and you are dishonoring your mother.

So far, a lot of your responses to the suggestions offered by others have been excuses for why you can't or won't try something. Well, the work world doesn't really care about any of your excuses. Someone else pointed out above that the proper work attitude is "what can I do for my employer," not "what can my employer do for me?" He was right. Stop making excuses for why you can't. Your present condition is your fault. Own the responsibility for that, and then move forward to do something to change it. Sitting at home and complaining about how you can't catch a break isn't going to pay the bills.

If you were my own son, I would counsel you to go back to the Jiffy Lube, or wherever it was, and get back to work while going to school at night; because your excuses just aren't cutting the mustard. Any work, even low paying work, is better than no work at all.

I am sorry if this sounds harsh to you, but like I said at the top, I'm not writing anything here that I wouldn't say to my own precious son.

Annoyed Man for the win.

ok so an education that counts for nothing in the work place getting fires for lack of exp when they knew that going in (the manager said I had alot of heart right before he fired me) living with me parents because of debt then moving 3 times in just over a year quiting jobs all 3 times i would still have if i had not moved
being fired because the shop was going to stop doing inspections ( I was the state inspector and the shop was loosing money due to lack of business) then working for a shop that fell apart when it was sold to a guy that has never owned a new car dealer and then the service manager left without warning


none of that could have anything to do with my situation none at all and im an impatient person when I type because I dont do it well and i dont take all the time necessary to make a post free of errors.
I work hard at every job i have had I dont think there will be a manager that will tell you different
you guys dont know the half of it
I know you guys know alot more than I do but theres alot of assuming going on

this is why I wanted to delete this post im not sure why I keep asking for advice all I get is you suck as a person and failure is your fault.

And until you learn that it really is your fault, nothing will improve.

Mike1951 wrote:And until you learn that it really is your fault, nothing will improve.

yea ok its my fault I trusted a stupid school
that I thought it would better my life
all i need is a good job that i can work at and in time move up to make a decent living but where i have been as of late is a dead end
well im done with this thread keep ripping me a new one if you like i will read but im not saying anything more on the matter.


gotta go scan the classifieds again

You know, after the last thread, I had really been wanting to ask how the job was going.

The Annoyed Man : Auto mechanics are not "grease monkeys" any more. Automotive technology has skyrocketed since the early '70s. "Grease monkeys" simply can't cut the mustard any more and are derided as "Backyard Bob" these days. "Grease monkey" is considered a pejorative term and will earn you scorn, if not get you busted in the chops, from a professional mechanic. I probably spend half my time working in the front seat with a laptop. Some days, I don't even get my hands dirty.

Lunchbox, this thread is packed with constructive criticism.

Nobody is ripping you anything. They are helping you to identify your problems, so that you can overcome them. But instead it seems you are determined to protect your problems from the spotlight. If that's the case, then this was a colossal waste of time for all of us to comment.

I just hacked out most of this post, because even though it was accurate and true I am sure it would have been interpreted as a personal attack.

bdickens wrote:The Annoyed Man : Auto mechanics are not "grease monkeys" any more. Automotive technology has skyrocketed since the early '70s. "Grease monkeys" simply can't cut the mustard any more and are derided as "Backyard Bob" these days. "Grease monkey" is considered a pejorative term and will earn you scorn, if not get you busted in the chops, from a professional mechanic. I probably spend half my time working in the front seat with a laptop. Some days, I don't even get my hands dirty.

FWIW, I used the term because lunchbox thought he was too good for doing oil changes. I also said there was great honor in it - or didn't you see that part? You can't get more respectful than that. I have never disrespected a working man, and I never will. I reserve my scorn for those who won't work. Don't pick and choose from what I wrote.

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