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I think the USA as a whole suffers from a general disinterest among the best and brightest to pursue important careers. It's a topic that's on my mind a lot.
by mywittyname 6y ago
I think the USA as a whole suffers from a general disinterest among the best and brightest to pursue important careers.
It's a topic that's on my mind a lot. On one hand, I'm disappointed to see important institutions constantly lowering their standards, but on the other, I don't want these important jobs either.
- greedo 6y agoOther than a great marketing job by the US military, we don't do anything to attract the best and brightest to government service. Reagan did a good job of poisoning that well.
- FireBeyond 6y agoFor proof, look at the average pay for EMTs (less so paramedics). Oftentimes it's minimum wage, and if you make more than $12/hr on an ambulance, you're in the minority. While a lot of the transports done are not at all critical, I know in my time as an EMT and paramedic of all the people that would not make it alive to the hospital if not for EMS. And I started at $9.60/hr 8 years ago as an EMT trying to get patient contacts for paramedic school.