How about working with a paramedic who pretends not to hear you (or maybe he cant), his patient, or dispatch?
How about sitting in an ambulance station for 16 hours, no calls, with a medic who won't speak to you, or help you with station duties?
The only effin time he hears me is when I finally get pi$$ed off enough to call him names in a low tone...
How about working with a paramedic who pretty much tells you that the only thing he wants you to do is drive?
I can't stand this guy. Our boss won't even work with him. He's old, stubborn, and his bedside manner sucks a$$.
He will not have a conversation with you or speak to you. It doesn't matter if you have a question about the call or if you're just saying "hey how ya doin?".
We only run one ambulance out of our paid station. So, two crew members... a partner who doesn't talk... 16 hours of that just plain sucks.
Our boss is always asking the other partner (which would be me 99% of the time) if the medic has done his station duties. He never does... and won't be fired because we are hurting for paramedics.
Sometimes, there really isn't any way to deal with a bad partner...
Sorry, but I had to get in on the rant.