alrighty, i work as an emt, studying to be a paramedic 3 nights a week and every other weekend. i currently have availability for 18 of 21 shifts per week, and had been doing pretty well until recently. i now range from 2-4 shifts, sometimes 5 (shifts are 8 hours), but its been on the low end of that lately. shifts work based on availability and seniority.. sucks, but it is what it is.

i live at home while going to school, so i dont have rent, but i do have things such as truck payment/insurance, and cell, and i make $9.75/hr (medics make $16.05).

i went on a ride day at my buddies job (aramark) where he is the warehouse manager, and he's been working at getting me in as a route driver. they recently added a new route and are looking for someone to fill. i feel my ride day went extremely well and seemed to hit it off with everyone, and i can meet their expectations easily. only thing is, ill have to play emt on the weekends and on some weeknights depending on the schedule. the good thing is, we have a lot of down time at work, so i can utilize that to study for class no problem.

so, i guess what im asking is should i give it a shot? the route minimum is $700/week and id be looking at working from 530a to about 130p-ish m-f. this is a substantially more amount of cash than i would get even working full time as an emt, and about the same for when i become a medic.

i cant find a reason to not take the job (myself and my buddy will be shocked if i am not offered the position).. input?

 

Take it, work hard save money and succeed!

 

try it for a week or two. if it sucks, you can always quit.

 

true, im good at that.

 

and you have a pretty good excuse if you have to tell them it's not working out. another job and school. it's not like they'd hold it against you as if you were just lazy and walked out.

 

yeah. ive tried putting in at all the other county and close-but-outofcounty ambulance services but no one seems to be hiring.

 

I wouldn't second guess NOT taking it. I would take it in a heartbeat.

 

the worst thing l personally encounter as a delivery driver is that my days can be unpredictable ie. my truck breaks down, traffic, weather, order errors, loading errors, c.o.d. problems, spikes in sales volume, etc... other than that, i like my job as a driver

 

truck broke down on my ride AS we were talking about it :lmao:

only thing I need to confirm is that I will make it to class on time

 

In this economy you would be a fool to turn it down.