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Software engineer for 12 years then got depressed about the job. Got into firefighting because I want to go to heaven and figured that with the 1 day on 2 days

Software engineer for 12 years then got depressed about the job. Got into firefighting because I want to go to heaven and figured that with the 1 day on 2 days off schedule I can continue software on the side anyway. Turns out just because you are a good software engineer, it doesnt mean you will be a good firefighter, and I need to dedicate a huge amount of time learning the job because software is a creativity focued job and Fire/EMS is a memory based one, and i have a bad memory. The sleep is terrible, im an introvert and have a hard time getting along with others at the firehouse, but will say without a doubt it was absolute best decision ive ever made in my life. You will never see the facial expressions behind a computer you see in this job. Im doing creative data analytics for fire depts to see how to save more lives, and thinking about making the swap to law enforcement just because i think my past as a software engineer can save more lives there. One example of my analytics is posting cops in areas where statistically it isnt likely for fire/EMS to show up in time, if the cop gets on sceane sooner, they can begin patient care sooner, and unltimaly increase rosc rare. You gotta be the change you want to see in the world you know?

poo-yie 3y ago
That's awesome! Since you mention data analytics and being able to get to people quickly, have a look at 'set covering problem' for ways to find optimal solutions.
bazzert 3y ago
Inspiring!
rubicon33 3y ago
> Got into firefighting because I want to go to heaven Can you explain what you mean by this?
- recursive 3y ago
  Seems clear to me. Paraphrase as "want to do good", as opposed to doing well.
  - deleted 3y ago
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- whamlastxmas 3y ago
  Maybe he wants to build a ladder to heaven
- screwturner68 3y ago
  The firefights that I know are dead. Most left their wives with small children. I had the opportunity but I knew too many men who went to work and never came home.
joseda-hg 3y ago
Isn't doing good because you want a reward the opposite of the pious good you're supposed to enact to get to heaven? I've been wrestling with this line of thought for a while, having recently rewatched The Good Place brought it back
- liamtuohyff 3y ago
  That is a good question, I live way below my means - One day i would like to have a wife and kids and as long as we are all fed our daily bread then thats all i ask for. The data analytics part was all volenteered and unpaid. If i stopped getting paid tomorrow, i would still volenteer to do it, i dont know where that puts me. Jesus healed people, hospitals heal people, i dont know of any hospitals that will train you how to heal over a long period of time without also wanting you on thier payroll
  - joseda-hg 3y ago
    It seems like I didn't quite get my point across, when I said reward, I meant Heaven, not economic compensation, I went into a little more Detail in my other answer in this Thread
  - KerrAvon 3y ago
    https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Micah%204:4&version=NIV https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Micah%204:4&ver...
- ThorsBane 3y ago
  It’s okay to want a reward or compensation for your work.
  - joseda-hg 3y ago
    That's not what I meant, To my knowledge, in Christianity , you ought to do good, not because you'd be rewarded, but because it's the right thing to do The same applies for doing bad things, your motives shouldn't be to not be punished, but to act rightly An extension of this, Could you be blamed for the things you do when you're under duress? If I pointed a gun to your head and made you do something wrong, are you to blame? The threat of hell (And the reward of heaven) might just be a different kind of gun, you might not be to blame for the wrong, but then you're also not the source of the good either, you're just acting on your own selfish interest

poo-yie 3y ago

That's awesome! Since you mention data analytics and being able to get to people quickly, have a look at 'set covering problem' for ways to find optimal solutions.

bazzert 3y ago

Inspiring!

rubicon33 3y ago

> Got into firefighting because I want to go to heaven Can you explain what you mean by this?

recursive 3y ago
Seems clear to me. Paraphrase as "want to do good", as opposed to doing well.
- deleted 3y ago
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whamlastxmas 3y ago
Maybe he wants to build a ladder to heaven
screwturner68 3y ago
The firefights that I know are dead. Most left their wives with small children. I had the opportunity but I knew too many men who went to work and never came home.

joseda-hg 3y ago

Isn't doing good because you want a reward the opposite of the pious good you're supposed to enact to get to heaven? I've been wrestling with this line of thought for a while, having recently rewatched The Good Place brought it back

liamtuohyff 3y ago
That is a good question, I live way below my means - One day i would like to have a wife and kids and as long as we are all fed our daily bread then thats all i ask for. The data analytics part was all volenteered and unpaid. If i stopped getting paid tomorrow, i would still volenteer to do it, i dont know where that puts me. Jesus healed people, hospitals heal people, i dont know of any hospitals that will train you how to heal over a long period of time without also wanting you on thier payroll
- joseda-hg 3y ago
  It seems like I didn't quite get my point across, when I said reward, I meant Heaven, not economic compensation, I went into a little more Detail in my other answer in this Thread
- KerrAvon 3y ago
  https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Micah%204:4&version=NIV https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Micah%204:4&ver...
ThorsBane 3y ago
It’s okay to want a reward or compensation for your work.
- joseda-hg 3y ago
  That's not what I meant, To my knowledge, in Christianity , you ought to do good, not because you'd be rewarded, but because it's the right thing to do The same applies for doing bad things, your motives shouldn't be to not be punished, but to act rightly An extension of this, Could you be blamed for the things you do when you're under duress? If I pointed a gun to your head and made you do something wrong, are you to blame? The threat of hell (And the reward of heaven) might just be a different kind of gun, you might not be to blame for the wrong, but then you're also not the source of the good either, you're just acting on your own selfish interest