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It has been around for years....
Used to be called FDNYsucks.com
Then had to change after many legal issues....
Of course they do. You can't work any one single EMS job in NYc and be anywhere near to well off. You're working two or three jobs (like I did), and eventually look to get out when you start to show signs of burnout. Case in point - I worked for a well respected hospital, NS-LIJ, and I relocated out of state for a better life.It seems as if the author has put a lot of work into it.
My observation of EMS subculture in NYC is it is most of the same people holding consecutive or concurrent positions in various privates, vollies, and hospitals as well as FDNY.
Pretty much. EMS in NYC has as much turnover and burnout as anywhere else. The FDNY and hospital people are the ones currently on the job; the others have already left the field. The vollies kind of do NYC 911, and those in the privates would die to have a 911 job.
Most people seem mostly indifferent to these issues. They more or less judge their peers harshly over skills/personality.
Many in NYC EMS care only about how much their paycheck is, and if their partner is going to get them fired. If your partner sucks at their job, and skells out on a regular basis, you'll eventually get jammed up along with them, and lose your job and maybe your cert. Also, no one wants to work with a tool every day. That's why judge one's skills and personality so much.
Many people have side jobs or future plans outside of EMS.....
Here is your link:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...2606.html?mod=WSJ_NY_MIDDLELEADNewsCollection
Viriginia is a very nice area. One of my favorite places to travel to is VA Beach.
That is the link.
I do not understand what is behind it.
I am just focusing on building my skill set up.
I could live on a salary from a private.
I am single, no kids, and I live in a rent stabilized building.
My social life is my vollie and my church.
See my new thread in the employment section. NS-LIJ isn't going to pay. They're already huge, they're continuing to grow, and need to hire. Get on it!
Also, there are plenty of churces in VA, and all you need to get on at Alexandria Fire and EMS as single role EMS is either your NR EMT-I or NR EMT-P. They're hiring in Oct. They work a 24/48, 24/96. You could live in NY and work for Alex if you wanted to. There are buses that are $50 round trip that leave Arlington for Midtown Manhattan if you want to leave your car in VA.
With NSLIJ and others stating they will outright refuse to pay... won't this end up costing NYC money in the long run? It sounds like they're going to have to pick up the slack on a pretty substantial volume of calls.