i have been tweaking about the future lately and I'm strongly considering becoming an emt. i can't remember if we have anybody that has done that on here, but i wanted some insight on that and also from people who have made drastic career changes
I know a few former EMTs. My take is that it's a good interim career that opens you up to other things - one I know transitioned to property developer, another transitioned to midwife and then pharmaceutical rep, another is transitioning to full-time musician. My suggestion is to look at it in terms of "I want to spend the next 5-10 years as an EMT" instead of "I want to be an EMT" and see how that hits. We interact with EMTs on the daily and the guys in the rigs generally don't do it forever - they either cycle into admin or they cycle out to other jobs.
i think "the next 5-10 years" is exactly what i need right now, and then i worry about the pivot when i get there i've been doing some searching and there are programs where a company pays for the course if you work for them for a year after you get certified, and to be honest even if the job they lock you into sucks, I'm fine with a year of a shitty job because it actually means getting a job, and at least they give you hours i'm already moving so i might as well go in headfirst, right?