did you ever wish you had a different job?

i was just wondering if anyone had ever had a moment where the would want a different job. like when you couldn't save a little kid with cpr did you ever wish you had a desk job? your average 9-5? I guess this would be when the stress of the job got to you or something.

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Permalink Reply by John on January 3, 2009 at 12:30am

"TOUGHEST JOB YOULL EVER LOVE"

LT Bruce Ross
Indian Falls Fire Dept
Pembroke Fire Dist
Pembroke NY

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Permalink Reply by Ronald J. Metzger on January 3, 2009 at 4:40pm

Jessica,I am a 56 year old Lieutenant with a Career Township Fire / EMS Dept. in Central Ohio. There have been days that I regret, days that we have lost an infant, worked like hell to get an accident victim out of a water laden lock in minus 6 degree weather only to lose him to cardiac arrest as we were pulling him out. One Christmas Eve I lost a 10 year old girl at 10:00 am and an 80 year old grandmother at 23:30 that evening. It's a tough profession.....and not for everyone. My only regret....is that I waited until I was 39 years old to change occupations.

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Permalink Reply by Dave on January 3, 2009 at 5:37pm

21 years and counting, till i can retire!! And yes i do love my job, it is the 4th love of my life.. behind my wife and two kids!

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Permalink Reply by Medicine Man on January 3, 2009 at 5:44pm

I did for 11 years, gave up a job as an electrical engineer to do this. Can't say as I would like to go back to doing 9-5 again. I would like to live on a beach as a bum with my millions from the lottery winnings in the bank, but until that happens I think I will stick to this job.

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Permalink Reply by Bill Brierton on January 3, 2009 at 8:50pm

My current job in its most basic form is boring, lacks any challanges, and I find myself taking online courses to get through the day. If things could of been different then I'd probably be a career fire fighter but it wasn't meant to be.

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Permalink Reply by Diamond Chief on January 5, 2009 at 1:32am

With ya there,Bill. If I could go back 20 years, career firefighter/paramedic all-the-way!

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Permalink Reply by Darrin Simpson on January 6, 2009 at 10:31pm

Yes I have thought about a different career. I work a 40 hour boring week job. No excitement no nothing I am currently trying to get a full time firefighting. Because I want a job that has MEANING. I want to feel like I have acomplished something at the end of the day whether that be a good day or a bad.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Montpetit on January 11, 2009 at 5:11pm

My "job" as in what pays the bills...? Yes, from time to time I do....But as for the "Volunteer job" No, never.....love it....wish I could start over....would do it all again but maybe even start earlier....Once it is in your blood you can't get enough...or you find out very early that it isn't for you at all and leave...(and I am an RN career wise).....Paul