This might be kind of long but I want to explain everything that happened so I can get some professional and unbiased advice from people who don’t know me.

So, I recently started as an EMT. This week would have completed my fourth week.

My first week went well. I got compliments on how I handled a patient, a older guy who worked there said he’d gladly take me as his partner any day, and my driving skills are better than most people who just start.

Fast forward to the end of week two, I get put as a third with two different people. One who is a charge medic and the other girl who’s been an EMT at this facility for 6 years. The medic has a reputation of being an asshole and everyone has told me to take him with a grain of salt.

However, we run a call and he literally YELLS at me in front of this patient and his family. The stretcher was supposed to go “feet first” which he was in control

of, but he just kept screaming at me “FEET FIRST!!! FEET FIRST!!!” so, the call was finisjed and i approached them once back at the station and said I didn’t appreciate the way he spoke to me in front of the patient because it was rude and embarrassing. THEN the girl EMT steps in and turns it around and says they’ve been talking and think it’s ME who’s rude.

He says that when I talk, I raise my eyebrows so it appears I have an attitude. (like what???)

She said that because all I say is “okay,” when she tells me something, that i’m rude and stand offish.

And because I read my book by myself in between calls, that i’m disrespecting everyone by not engaging with people.

Fast forward again, that convo ends and I can’t hold it together and I just lose it and start hyperventilating crying lol. She finds me and comes to talk to me. And i can quote the end of the convo exactly:

I tell her I refuse to lessen or change myself to make

other people comfortable. to which she replied, “you have to. you literally have to until you gain peoples respect and get into the group.” like okay?????

The more I thought about it, the less I felt like I’m gonna fit in here. So, I emailed my boss and said I want to quit. He called me and begged me to stay because he really likes me and sees potential and the situation would be handled.

But i can’t help to think I caused some big stir and I’m gonna be the “bitchy new girl who started drama.”

Would you take this job back?

****UPDATE: Also, I want to add. This entire time I have been “yes ma’am, no ma’am, thank you, please; excuse me.” to everyone. The ONLY time I can truly recall getting an attitude is when I finally decided to confront the both of

them....***** I mean for crying oit loud, this girl was crying on the phone i. between calls and I made sure she was okay and I didn’t feel too fond of her. But dude, i’m a nice person lol