Lasky evokes a series of emotions throughout his article. Most of which are familiar or identical to ones that I felt as I served in the Army. Pride is an ever-essential part to have job satisfaction. Even though we are told that all pride is bad and everyone is equal. That is just crap. We are all different and we should have pride in that, especially if we feel that or is proven that our station or crew is better than another one. Now being a cocky and trying to peacock is another story. No one likes the show off, yet that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t show off our achievements. Like Lasky says, “let them have the company logos” that is a proven way to build esprit de corps without being a showoff. I also believe that pride is the building block for enthusiasm and motivation. Without it enthusiasm and motivation will have died and be non-existent by the time the job is done. It may be cheesy, but I love the idea of working to help someone. It is the reason I joined the Army and it is the main reason I wanted to become and EMT. The sense of community is also something that is hard to come by in a mainstream job. There is no brotherhood working in an office, yet with the fire and EMS service the bonds that are created are very strong. While there may be bad days or ones that your would just rather forget the one thing that you can always count on is the man and woman standing next to you will always have your back.
Good contrast and comparison Tim. I like your thought process and your experience you bring to the class. Even though this is an older article, I still continue to use it because Lasky says a lot in a short article. Makes us reflect on ourselves regardless of how much experience we have in Emergency Services. Thanks for your blog. I appreciates your insights.
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