That growl over the pancake was felt so deep in my soul. Don't mess with the emergency personnel trying to stuff food in their face while they have a minute to.
I was working night shift at a Whataburger in Texas. And this ambulance crew came in and I served them their food. Then Karen came in n ordered. And while she was ordering, she started complaining about how her taxes don't pay for ems crews to "sit on their asses while people are dying".... I piped up n said if I was on an ems crew I'd happily waste your taxes especially if I don't have someone to save atm. The EMS crew fkn died laughing and Karen switched her order to go. Each of em gave twenty bucks lololol 😂😂😂.
@@bossunknown5626hey, I’m studying electrical engineering rn. I was wondering how you went about being a lineman and some of the more unknown things about being a lineman (other than heights)
Was working as a student in a cafe and one time (it was rlly hot and it was a hell of a busy day) i passed out while bringing food to first responders hit my head on the table. When i came by in the ambulance i kept saying sorry for ruining their lunch. They laughed and said it was okay. Next time they came i paid for their food as a thnx. They still come to eat here daily
That was very nice of you, I bet they were very grateful for you paying, and feeling bad for ruining their lunch. Although, I also think since you didn't get mad about them needing food (lmao) they also probably thought of you as a good person, at least in a way. That may also be why they didn't super mind that they didn't get to eat, especially since you were having a sudden medical emergency lmao I do hope that wasn't recent, and if it was that you have gotten better or are getting better-
Your boss: "Oh, my God! Is she ok? Yes? Oh thank heavens! Anyway can you tell her that she needs to use her PTO or else this will be coming out of her paycheck... Oh, and she's still scheduled for next Monday. K, thanks."
I had a group of paramedics come through my line at a grocery store loaded with snacks and sandwiches and stuff. I asked if they were about to start their shift. They looked at me and said they were 8 hours in and they were just able to stop for food. I thanked them for their service and got them out of there as fast as I could. Bless paramedics.
Yuuuup that how it be sometimes. ESPECIALLY if you on night shift and it's a full moon. Everyone else be like "don't be superstitious", turn on a scanner and listen to emergency frequencies during a full moon. The only reason your scanner isn't talking all night long is because these days scanners only pick up like a 4th of the frequencies used anymore. Full moon nights are the absolute worst shifts to be in the ambulance or the ER...and everyone knows it.
Yeah, like not allowing cashiers to sit on stools because self absorbed jerks think that it makes the employee appear lazy and that that somehow matters in any way.
“How dare you sit down to eat lunch in the middle of your 14 hour shift what is wrong with you?” All I can do is to not find where people work after they say that and then repeat it to them to hear their excuses Especially after they are upset at a diabetic for it
They're the sort of people who are so embittered that they think everyone is getting a smoother ride than them, when actually we're all in the same boat, and the only people getting smoother rides are the politicians and "journalists" at fox et al who tell us they should be happy with their lot in life, while negotiating massive bonuses and stupidly easy no-show second jobs for themselves.
Whenever i became a supervisor and heard the magic summoning spell, i would respond with, "one second let me get him" *spin around 360 degrees* "hi, how can i help you"
I worked at a restaurant where a lot of firefighters would get togo orders. Sometimes they would get a call and have to go before their food came out and come back for it after they were free again.
We had fire fighters at my first job at a diner when I was a teenager. They got a call on the radio and had to book it out, apologizing to my manager and swearing they'll be back. Manager said not to worry about it, do what you need to do. I don't think he charged them for their meals.
Haha, people in emergencies can be at their most unreasonable. Even some completely normal people can turn insane when they’re stressed out, confused, or in pain.
First responders and hospital staff have to deal with people from all backgrounds. The vast majority are lovely and just want to help you help them. But then there's the others, who I feel we should be allowed to defib their crotches if they give us any shite.
Yeah, give them anything they need/want, so that when it inevitably will be my time for an emergency, they will be at the top of their game and ensure my highest chances of a good outcome. Wanting them well fed and rested might be selfish on my end but whatever
I've had to cancel food orders because the paramedics got called out before their food was cooked, and had them "dine and dash". They came back later to pay their bill.
You need to get to know a couple of the local cops for the next time an emergency dine and dash happens. Call the cops (non emergency number) and let them know. If they aren't busy, they'll have some fun with the EMT's upon return.
It should be codified in law that when emergency responders get called away during things like this, not only do they not have to pay, but the bill will be paid by their work.
Mercy! I've seen EMTs order and pay for their food, then LEAVE before it arrives because their radio went off. Leave them alone and let them eat in peace!
I've seen a rescue worker in the middle of a meal at the cafeteria get an alert on his pager and fly right out of his seat and out the door. I thought he was going to hop over tables with how fast he was moving.
I work in fast food and we had a first responder come in today, right after he paid he got radiod and he ran out the door without even saying anything. We waited to make his food until he got back and he thanked us profusely, wholesome experience all around.
Good!! I bet you even had it all documented for the next shift and everything, just in case. Well done, to paraphrase Gandalf, it's the small acts of kindness and love, the simple deeds of everyday folk, which hold the darkness at bay.
Hell, I'd like to take a moment to say THANK YOU. On behalf of everyone who has ever worked a job like Paramedic, Solider, Firefighter, Police Officer, and did their job in a positive manner, THANK YOU. It means so very much to a lot of us when people do those little things. The fact that you literally held on to the order until they returned to have to fresh for them is the difference between finally getting home exhausted, tired and depressed, and getting home exhausted, tired and peace quite often.
As a Paramedic, one of the worst feelings is when you havent ate all day because youve been busy with calls. And you finally order and pay for your food and get another call. So on behalf of all the responders out there, thanks for going the extra mile. We dont expect good treatment, but things like that make the job more worthwhile
I remember a bit ago I was shadowing the fire department for AV tech to help them make a ad and the two things that I remember the most is that were some of the kindest people I ever met and you don’t get to decide when you eat lunch in the fire station, every time I tried to eat, immediately the alarm goes off.
Oh, I love this, I've dealt with this many times in my long career in law enforcement or while in upper command. Where someone would demand to see my Supervisor, I reply alright, took a few steps back, turn around and step back forward and say, how can I help you, oh the look on their face was priceless.
@@ithiriaderitan1745it’s *eating* not eatting this might be your second language or something idk but that’s incorrect not trying to start a fight or something
When I had my job I saw a lot of firefighters, soldiers, Sargents, police come to order food. Made sure they had great hospitality even if I was a newbie. Told them they were awesome and thanked them for their awesome service, and kinda marveled too since it was a first for me
Never been a paramedic, but I've been a job supervisor, and I know that feeling of your workers throwing you under the bus with the public well, that growl nailed it perfect.
I used to work the register at Five Guys when one day this group of firefighters came in. They all ordered their foods and were waiting for it when they got a call and ran out. They didn't return before I got off my shift so I don't know if they ever got their food, but yeah they'll be available when needed!
First responders are humans too. They can’t just feed through photosynthesis people. Hell. If I’m in line and a first responder is behind me I’ll buy their damn meal if I have the money to spare. God bless all of you guys. Y’all took great care of me when I snapped my leg in half at wrestling practice.
Also, depending on the area, there are multiple crews, often you'll get more than one crew responding and whoever gets there first usually takes the call.
As a cook I feel this with all my soul. The moment I try to sit down for 5 minutes (during my 9 or 10 hour shift) to eat or just rest my feet a minute, there is instantly someone shooting me dirty looks and/or complaining that whatever it is they want isn't in the buffet, and thinking I'm lazy. Funny how I can prep food for people for ten hours, but I usually go those ten hours without being able to eat or smoke or use the restroom even once. 😡
@@Russo-Delenda-Est I have worked 20 years at various retail jobs. Everyone tells me by law I am supposed to get a 30 lunch and two 15 min breaks for an 8 hour job. I have worked at 10 different jobs, some of which where 12+ hours long and only one job ever granted me an actual break. The rest of the time I am expected to just work through it
@@Russo-Delenda-EstI worked at a hotel with a popular restaurant in it & I couldn't fkin believe how the kitchen staff was treated no breaks talked down too & especially by the waiters & waitresses they were the most spoiled people in the entire hotel staff & got everything they wanted by the time they & the new manager tried to rein them in it was a fkin shit show
Yeah we don't actually live in a classless society, if your job is essential, physical, dangerous, dirty, tedious, or involves serving others, you're not considered a real human.
@@Vinemaple Real humans don’t work in hospitals, those are all just human-shaped robots that for some reason were programmed to call their rightful masters out on their shit behavior instead of just doing as they’re ordered, weird oversight, that.
Nursing home CNA, honestly want to quit at this point. It really takes a certain type of person to work this job. Not sure what it's like in your area but $19/hr in California isn't really lucrative enough of an offer to care for residents at a 1:22 ratio. Burnout is very real and can happen very quickly.
As a Law Enforcement supervisor I once had to field a call from a member of public who wanted to complain that six officers were having lunch together two minutes from the station. I explained that they were entitled to a lunch break during their shift, and they could all have still responded to a call if required, but we also had other officers on the road at the time - but it took almost an hour before the complainant actually hung up, and I still think they believed I was just covering up for officers doing the wrong thing.
Remember kids, emergency service personel arent human, theyre supermen, thus they dont require food or rest and fly around the city looking to solve any trouble
@somecatyoudontknow6471 Far too many adults believe it, hence the 'I pay your salary' comments. Those same people could never do the incredible jobs the First Responders do.
I love this channel. It’s amazing yet scary yet funny what things these people are on the job. Also my dad’s a paramedic so I like to see what he sometimes encounter while on the job. lol
It certainly does feel weird. I saw an ambulance having a snack the other day and many thoughts went through my mind. Some times you see an ambulance going back without the lights and it does feel like it is "patrolling"
Most calls don't require the lights and sirens. Statistically they don't actually save you that much time and they increase the danger to the crew, patient and community at large. They also tend to increase patient anxiety thus potentially worsening whatever condition their being treated for.
We actually get happy when we see them having a lunch break, means there's calm and no emergencies in the area and they can breathe and eat some good food 😊
@@Soma2710 I would laugh if that happened to me and remember it for the rest of my life. Though I have a similar memory, I was getting released as the patient and the ward boy(male nurse) said to meet him again with a normal almost formal smile, I said hopefully outside hospital in my language, he burst out laughing.
The way he said that just made me think he's been in a situation where diapatch called and said, "Someone's having a heart attack and no other ambulance will make it in time. You have to save them." and this guy was chilling at a restaurant like, "Nah, son. These Five Guys peanuts ain't gonna eat themselves. Tell his family to pick a casket."
Takes me back to elementary school when I grabbed a whole stack of mini spinach pancakes, cause I was fucking hungry, and sat down to eat and a teacher came over and asked "WHAT are you doing?" and I just didn't even look up and totally deadpan went "Eating." I got detention. lol
I think anyone would take it personally if you're just chilling, shoving an entire pancake in your mouth, and overall enjoying a break in work, when out of nowhere, someone sics a Karen on you. Never mind a glare, that's how you get a crowbar to the knee in the carpark after work.
FYI, using the term "ex-Marine" will catch you some flak from many who served in the USMC. I'm not a veteran, but I've seen it happen several times and figured I would let you know. The "ex" prefix implies that a Marine was discharged from the Corps under circumstances such as a Bad Conduct Discharge, Dishonorable Discharge, etc.
@@jasonvargas7564 That's the million dollar question, isn't it? Personally, I tend to use the term "former Marine" because it's easy and doesn't have quite as bad of a connotation apparently. For the record, you WILL occasionally still run into guys who take issue with even that moniker by saying something along the lines of "Once a Marine, always a Marine" or "No such thing as a FORMER Marine!!!" or what have you. I respect their views, but at the end of the day I sort of tune a lot of that out because there has to be some kind of easy way of distinguishing an actively serving member of the USMC from some guy who did his time after high school and then got out 20 years ago. Other terms I've heard used: -- Marine Veteran/Veteran Marine -- Prior Service Marine -- "Marine No Longer on Active Duty" Note that "Retired Marine" is only appropriate when referring to a Marine who served a full 20 years in uniform and earned their formal retirement plus all the benefits that entails.
That's along the lines of messing with a dog while they are eating. It sucks going to a fire before dinner (6pm) and not clearing the scene until after midnight. The crew was famished and it was a warm May night. I recall someone going to the grocery store that was open 24 hours (pre COVID) and grabbing something. Alas, there was food to have as all the takeout restaurants were closed by that time.
@@fyrman9092 I was once tasked by the guy in charge of dealing with the fire to "Take that car and this credit-card, head to and buy all the water-bottles they have and like 50 sandwiches! And yes this counts as an emergency!" Was pretty fun. Especially seeing peoples reactions to a firefighter in full gear pulling up in a grocery store like "This is an emergency! I need all your water and sandwiches! And like 4 cases of beer!"
You got it! I've seen police in mid-subway- order get half their food and scramble out the door, jump in the car start the warning gear and go racing out of the parking lot.
@@Iamdebugmy partner and I used to always eat at the same few places while on shift. If we got a call after we placed an order, they'd just wait until we had a chance to come back and make it fresh then, even if it was a day or two later.
Personally I'd prefer my first responders to be properly fed and rested so that when they do need to save my life, or the lives of my loved ones, they aren't running on empty. Idk where people get the nerve to insist first responders aren't entitled to human necessities like eating while on a 12 hour shift.
Actually, shifts can be upwards of 48 hours! 🙃 At least here in Canada. What do they get for working that long with no guaranteed breaks? ~3 days off between shifts and a $25-$30/hr wage 🥲 Source: my friend who’s studying to become a paramedic. The fucking bus drivers get paid more in my city (~$30-$32/hr iirc). No wonder we have a chronic paramedic shortage. Edit: lol, lmao, did a lil bit of digging and apparently 96 hour shifts aren’t unheard of. I’m so fucking thankful I never gave into my mom’s wishes for me to go into medicine.
@@ulacylon-timetrio9664 For what paramedics go through?? No it’s not. They’re literally getting paid less than BUS DRIVERS. Paramedics aren’t taxi drivers. They see everything from “hey little Timmy grazed his hand on the hot stove, doesn’t seem very bad, but I just wanted to make sure he got seen to asap” to motorists’ headless bodies and/or severed, mutilated limbs. They also have to make damn near every call on their own because every second counts- they can’t wait for a doctor to advise them. Hell, they have some of the highest rates of PTSD compared to their other first responder peers (police (who get paid a lot more btw), firefighters, etc.). Paramedics deserve an obscene amount of respect. Countless people wouldn’t be alive today if it weren’t for them. They deserve better.
@@ulacylon-timetrio9664it really isn't "good money" in many places, especially in Canada and especially for all the training needed and stress of the job.
I was actually saved by paramedics on lunch! I am still grateful to this day that they were there. I was working at a restaurant at the time and didn't know I had hypoglycemia. When I passed out they rushed over to help me. They diagnosed me, helped me stablize my sugar levels, and chewed out my crappy manager who was harrassing me claiming I was faking it to get out of work. Because of them I know how to keep my sugar lvl stable, sugar + protein. And see my doctor regularly. They saved my life. All because they were trying to grab a quick bite to eat in-between calls. Wish they were appreciated more.
I'm glad they helped you!! Low blood sugar is almost always because of high insulin from chronic sugar consumption. If hemoglobin a1c is above 5.6, then you may have pre-diabetes as well. Insulin is not checked often and isn't on a standard blood test. Tapering down carbs is really.important for most people to do, as 92% of Americans have at least 1 sign of insulin resistance in 2021.
My dad was a firefighter for 32 years and then retired. Our heroes are normal people, too. They have to eat and sleep on call 24/7 while being away from home. Much love and respect. ❤
Anybody who works to keep us (random strangers to us) safe and care for us as if we’re their own family has so much respect from me. I can’t fathom everything they go through. Breaks my heart.
Your face when the supervisor looked over 🤣🤣🤣🤣 why tf are your clips so damn funny i literally cant stop laughting forn3 minutes straight after watching your clips i swear i will someday need you to comeover someday to save my life because im dying of laughcramps 😂😂😂😭😭😭🤌🏻
As a kid that's a totally reasonable line of thinking. On the other hand, a grown ass adult thinking that and using it to harass first responders is a level of delusional that's hard to fathom.
Same, I thought ambulances were on patrol like cops, until I went up to my Dad’s work and saw that they just sit at the station until they get a tone. Either napping or watching TV.
And they don't realize the supervisor tells them what they want to hear and then the supervisor goes and gets the employee and they both talk crap about that person who just complained. "OMG guess what she just said?!"
- IM TELLING UR MOM My boss cares about me less than my mom - IM TELLING MY DAD TO COME DELETE YOU YOU ARE MAKING HIM SCARED your argument is that I’m... upsetting your dad... who’s totally real and loves you you promise. Sure he’s always in the attic and you’ve never seen him, and he talks in home alone vhs loops, but he’s really REALLY real and he’s gonna come kick my ass huh. Show me on this form where your dad’s emotional instability is my problem. Not my dad Dude
Dude, I have a lot of respect for the crap you guys must put up with daily. I had a family member who was saved by a paramedic, so thanks to all of you!
I had a boss who would say I was HIS boss when people came over complaining. I would just smile and keep saying "sorry to hear that" and after about 30 seconds they usually rage and walk away.
@@madmax2069Man, not even paramedics, even the cops have to contend with Karen and Kevin types. Once saw a cop trying his best to calm down an irritated driver during a joint police and army roadblocks back during the lockdowns in Malaysia. An army sergeant rips that driver a new one for obstructing traffic.
I actually witnessed something similar and it was epic. “Oh I’m sorry, I didn’t realize that when we got this job we gave the right to eat. Please forgive us, we shall depart immediately.” Then I kid you not, the entire group of (I don’t know for sure I think they were EMT’s but maybe fire) got up, and went to order more food as a unit. I could not stop laughing.
I work in a retirement home in Germany, something fairly similar happened to me too. I was on my break, beautiful weather so I went in the garden to eat a sandwich and smoke a cigarette. On a bench near me an elderly couple visiting another old relative noticed me and started to talk in a foreign language about how much break we have (30 min pro 7-8 hour shift) and how we the caretakers do nothing all day long and how they have to pay a lot of money for that. Coincidence makes that I am fluent in that language, after ca 15 minutes had enough, stood up and walked there calmly, informed them that Homecare is always available and if they want to do the caretaking then they don't have to pay, but can cash out the health insurance. Then I wished a nice day and walked away with a smile 😁😁😁
Fire Fighters were the coolest people in the store. They were not only mad funny, mad cute, but also mad polite. They bagged their own things, and always left with a smile. 10/10. I love ringing ya'll up.
They're Karens who are usually just upset about something and take it out on someone. Or snitches. Or people who think it's their responsibility to enforce non-existent rules and don't want to admit they're in the wrong.
I will be in uniform just clocked out on a break and as soon as I leave the room to walk out the building I will get accosted by someone asking for something. Happens about half the time. I just say "I'm on break" or "I'm not clocked in" and just keep walking without looking back. Never had repercussions for doing this.
I used to think this is an exaggeration, but I've seen similar things in order videos which got me thinking: is this really a thing in the US? Does this really happen, that customers complain about someone having a break? Sorry but this sounds alien to me. Never experienced anything like this in Germany. Rather the opposite, that customers would apologise for disturbing you at your lunch break. And especially paramedics - we would never dream of denying them their break 😮
That guy has a point - i want my paramedics hungry, parched and liable to make mistakes when trying to save my life because human beings can't function without a break
