Job Advice/Situation Advice

[FormerEMSLT297]

The other thing you can do if they tell you officially that you are done is

Collect unemployment.

[mccord911]

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Good Morning (and it will be someday)....First off look at company policy. Your company should have a policy book that has some type of info about continuing education, some places will even give financial assistance.

Second, sounds like a fairly large company with a number of supervisors. Find one that is sympathetic to your situation and have them give advice and support. DO NOT PISS OFF YOUR PRESENT SUPERVISOR !! That will only make things worse.

From a legal stand-point, if you REFUSED a call they can terminate you without any hearing but don't think just because you are not on the schedule you have been fired, a company must notify you, usually in writing if you are fired. Sounds more like you and your immediate super are in a battle of wills.

Third, if nothing else works and you truely want to be a paramedic (which you would love), move on, don't burn your bridges and make people mad because you will need them in the future. Someone posted Welcome to Business 101, well it works both ways as well, you can probably do better and if you are wanting to better yourself and your service and your super is standing in the way, then your super has the problem.

Disclaimer: This is only my opinion and you know what they say about opinions :-)

Hope it works out

[captainstandup]

What is your employment classification with this agency, Fulltime, Part-time, or PRN? Second,If you are fulltime or even permanent part-time they probably cannot legally just take you off the schedule without cause. Check your state employment laws on this one as you probably are required to work a minimum number of hours per week or risk loosing benefits. Next, what is your agencys written policy regarding A)Education leave B)Your ability to "refuse to go on a call" regardless of personal or school obligations. If you refused to respond to an emergency call and you were the closest unit; you could have a real problem from a legal and ethical perspective, regardless of the reason you refused to respond. Next if the conversation with dispatch is a big deal find out if the phone lines are recorded which will clear up any confusion regarding what was said and by whom. Provided you are working for a government or government contracting agency the phone calls are public record provided they do not pertain to HIPAA info. Finally, how are others in the agency treated in similar situations. IE: Has the agency established a "past practice" with other employees regarding school leave and associated work accommodations to permit attendance? I must agree with an earlier post on this issue in that you must be very careful in pi*&^%g off your supervisors and upper management as they may have more influence with potential future employers than you think.