i dropped off my certification materials to the county today.. and they said it would take another 2 weeks for me to get my EMT card! c'mon people! i know there needs to be a system.. but serrriously?!
first i needed to take my class (=about 160 hours of lecture and skills traning), then i had to do an externship, which required me following around an ER Tech like a puppy and sitting in the back of an ambulance van listening to men talk about the women they're dating.. for 10 hours each. great. waited for my instructor to clear me for the test.. took the test.. PASSED!.. had to get fingerprinted.. had to get a cashier's check.. had to drive to San Leandro to turn the ish in... and this was all starting in July! i know i can be inefficient at times, but i tried my best to be on top of the deadlines.. and now i gotta wait for my card before i can apply to jobs and i have to take another DMV test so i can drive that ambulance around. grrrreat. hopefully it will all be finished so i can have a job by the time i get back to Oakland in January and pay for all this stuff the stupid system is making me pay for. if you know of places that are hiring, pleeease tell me.. =)
my mind won't let me sit at a work desk any longer.
