Are paramedics cliquey like nurses?

[u/EarRepresentative444]

I'm interested in becoming a paramedic. I have loved the years I've spent as a HCA and I have tried going into nursing in the past however I have noticed that if the team you are working under don't like you, they will look for reasons to fail you if not making your placement as difficult as they can.

I love helping people and making a difference. I am able to remain calm and navigate difficult situations. I fear that I will expereicne a near identical work culture if I go into paramedic science. Is this something other students have experienced and how did you deal with it?

[u/Fit_Conversation5270]

You’ll find shifts or whole stations turn in to their own ‘flavor’…but not truly a clique. This is probably variant by agency or company too. But at least here, each shift has kind of adopted its own attitude and feel. On mine we joke and have fun a lot, we also kind of get handed the most project work because we’re the most reliable for it, and we’re definitely proud of that. But people who come here are welcome as long as they do the work and aren’t assholes or whiners. You have to try and be shitty to be ostracized, unlike some hospital environments where someone might just decide to not like you.

I can train almost anyone to do well on a scene; I can’t train you to not be lazy or to be a tolerable roommate for two straight days.