[quote=jpinpb][quote=davelj]Have YOU applied for one of these jobs? Are YOU working one of these jobs? Enquiring minds and all…[/quote]
I have not applied for the job. I have done several ride-alongs and decided whatever those guys get paid, it’s not enough and they can keep that job. It is hard work, long hours, stressful, not to mention risky. I wouldn’t do it and there’s not enough money they can pay me to do it. Clearly, they’re not paying enough to entice you to do it either, so I appreciate your honesty there, and I would venture others here wouldn’t do it.
I have even less interest in becoming a fireman/paramedic. However many hours they are not fighting a fire pales in comparison to when they are actually doing it. I wouldn’t want to fight a fire even for 10 minutes.
I have often thought of teaching, but I don’t know if I have the patience to do it. There also, I don’t know how a teacher could afford a house in a decent part of San Diego on their salary.[/quote]
And yet the competition for these jobs is fierce. For whatever reason, lots and lots of folks love to be firemen, paramedics, police officers and teachers. I accept it for what it is.
