Reasons I didn't become an EMT, ranked
21 reasons I didn't become an EMT, ranked I’m an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician). My main job is software engineering, but I’ve always been interested in medicine. A friend turned me onto the idea in college, and it rattled around my head for years.
- ▪21 reasons I didn't become an EMT, ranked I’m an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician).
- ▪My main job is software engineering, but I’ve always been interested in medicine.
- ▪A friend turned me onto the idea in college, and it rattled around my head for years.
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| Publication time | Sat, 03 Oct 2026 20:49:15 +0000 |
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21 reasons I didn't become an EMT, ranked I’m an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician). My main job is software engineering, but I’ve always been interested in medicine. A friend turned me onto the idea in college, and it rattled around my head for years. I delayed for a long time — until finally, in 2024, I took a month off and got my EMT. Here are actual reasons I delayed getting my license, sorted loosely by ridiculousness: Not ridiculous It will take a lot of my spare time. Yes; my accelerated class (NOLS Wilderness EMT) took 28 consecutive days. I was only able to take the class because Microsoft switched to unlimited vacation, my boss was great, and I had the money to fly to Wyoming for the course (the usual alternative is a semester of night school!).
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