People Are Sharing The Professions That Don’t Get The Respect They Deserve From Society

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“EMTs. I don’t think that the people who have to witness the most gruesome scenes, and are responsible for making sure people literally stay alive, should be making $14 an hour.”

—u/sirstickykey

“My first EMT job paid ONE DOLLAR above minimum wage. People couldn’t believe it when I’d tell them! Very long hours, no guaranteed breaks, and at least once a week, after a 12 or 24-hour shift, a call would come in, so you’d have to stay.”

—u/WinterJudgment302