Burn outs……

Me: “good morning D. there is fresh coffee in the kitchen”

co-worker: “yea whats so good about the morning”

Me: “well your here and not dead, i dont know i enjoy my job and coming to work”

co-worker: “yea well i dont give a fuck and i dont need this bullshit job anymore”

Me: “alrighty then, i will be doing my rig check”

 

i work in what i see as a special field. Emergency Medical Services. Sure we have our moments where we hate the job, either we get the patients who abuse the system, sure we get mixed up in state, local and even department politics and bullshit. But as EMTs and Paramedics I feel we are almost like super heros to the people we help. Call me naive, call me gullible if you want. I have been an EMT now for 6 years. i certainly havent been fully around the block and i certainly have a long way to go until i am a well seasoned veteran of the job. But i view this job as a calling, I didnt join EMS because i was bored, i am not a firefighter because its all i know how to do, I do these things because i care about society and my fellow man and i want to help those who need my help. however once i become burned out and hate showing up  to work i am gonna consider not showing up anymore.

 

if i am burned out and i hate where i am and i hate what i am doing how am i suppose to show compassion for my patient? i try my best to help people realize why they are here why they do this job but at the same time someone who is burned out just doesnt want to be helped and enjoy the self pitty.

 

to anyone who actually reads this. please be aware of co-workers who are burning out and try to help them.