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Very fast Pace
Emergency Medical Technician-B (Former Employee), Syracuse, NY – May 21, 2013
Pros: many hours, lots of overtime
Cons: short breaks, hard weather, lots of lifting
Working in the city is very fast paced, coming very early, make sure the ambulance is stock properly according to ny state guide lines, communicate with dispatch, pot and answer calls via radio, good listening skills, deal with traffic of the city and learn city short cuts, use lights and sirens for emergencies, administer medications and assist paramedics – more... on ALS calls. Drive the ambulance, restock, clean and disinfect rig. – less
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Offered a variety of opportunities
Home Health Aide (Former Employee), Rochester, NY – May 10, 2013
Home health aide in various locations throughout Monroe County in the private homes of clients. I learned great time management and balance. I also greatly improved my customer services and organizational skills. I had a great supportive management team who encouraged independence. I did not have very much interaction with co-workers due to the autonomous – more... nature of the job. The hardest part of my job was losing a patient on my caseload that I had established a relationship with, however the most rewarding part of the job was making an impact and improving the quality of someone's life! – less
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GREAT CO WORKERS
EMT-i (Current Employee), Roswell, GA – May 7, 2013
WORKING WITH DEKALB FIRE IS WONDERFUL. GREAT PEOPLE. TRUCK'S NOT ALWAYS IN GOOD CONDITION.
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High-paced work environment
Accounts Payable Coordinator (Current Employee), Scottsdale, AZ – April 30, 2013
Pros: freedom to work preferred hours
Cons: high turnover
Very high paced work environment with little room for errors. Training is usually offered at a rapid rate. Employees are trustworthy, compassionate and dedicated to the healthcare industry.
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Fun place to work
Home Health Aide (Former Employee), Rochester, NY – March 12, 2013
Pros: great programs
Cons: not enough hours
love work with my clients, my duties was helping them with the daily needs, like bathing,cooking,cleaning and beening for support
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Fast pace fun enviroment
Billing Clerk (Former Employee), Scottsdale, AZ – March 1, 2013
an average day at work was good and busy. time flew by. i really enjoyed it.
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My favorite job ever
EMT/FTO (Former Employee), New York, NY – December 2, 2012
Pros: salary was higher than other comanies in area, employees of other offices worked well together, always room for overtime, my favorite place of employment.
Cons: equipment at times were older, company had really bad mechanics.
While working for Rural Metro. my title was as an emt/FTO. On a typical day; I made all the crew vehical assisgments, made stock inventories for the office; Worked as a road supervisor, and was a liason between management and employees;
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Exciting environment
Security Officer (Current Employee), Columbus, OH – November 28, 2012
Pros: healthcare
Cons: short, or no breaks
I start the workday on the departure level of airport with 1 co-worker, after 2 hours, we move down to arrivals and join other co-workers and assist in directing traffic. I learned that airport traffic is and can be very hectic at times. Management sometimes helps with directing traffic. Co-workers have to be each others eyes and ears in some cases. – more... The hardest part of the job is dealing with verbally abusive people while directing traffic.I would have to say the most enjoyable part of the job is, seeing and/or meeting all types of different people from all over the world and an occasional Celebrity or two. – less
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Alot of overtime
Pre Bill Patient Account Representative (Current Employee), Indianapolis, IN – October 2, 2012
Monday-Friday is a typical day unless there is overtime then you may work 10hr days and the weekend.
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A great teamwork environment, everyone comes together.
calltaker and dispatcher (Former Employee), Indianapolis, IN – September 16, 2012
answer incoming calls, dispatch all calls in a timely mannor, management was easy to talk to and co-workers was enjoyable also was good team players. The hardest part of the job was the hours, and i most enjoyed the work.
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Consistant
Home Health Aide (Current Employee), Rochester, NY – August 15, 2012
Pros: flexiable hours
Cons: short hours
Get clients ready for their day, asisst withh ADL's. Co-workers were helpful at times.
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flexible place to work at.
EMT driver (Former Employee), Bessemer, AL – July 30, 2012
Pros: easy to work with
Cons: hardly no breaks
Clock in check everything on the truck. Make sure all meds were up to date. Radio check and go in service with dispatch.
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grreat people
Ambulance and Wheel Chair driver (Former Employee), Indianapolis, IN – July 2, 2012
great people nice caring and a wonderful work environment givin the duties
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Paramedic (Former Employee), Indianapolis, IN – June 25, 2012
Very bad communications
Too many rumors
No employee respect.
Blamed for things beyond your control
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Enjoy Rural Metro - Great company
Advanced EMT (Current Employee), Logansport, IN – June 20, 2012
Learn something new every day. Like the flexiable of the company.
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Good skills to learn
Emergency Medical Technician/Fire Fighter (Current Employee), Yuma, AZ – April 18, 2012
Good place to work if you are a single person just starting out but if you have a family and want to make any money than you may think about a different line of work.
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Productive
Pre-Bill Account Representative (Current Employee), Scottsdale,AZ – March 28, 2012
Nice Place to Work,Great Benefits,advancement opportunities
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Melody – June 10, 2012

I am so glad that you enjoy your position. HOWEVER, I worked in the Syracuse office for 10 years and found it to not be such a great experience. There was always a need to hire because people came and went so quickly. I found that the raises (3%) per year were lacking and the point system was insane. Its nice to know that not every office is run as poorly as the Syracuse one is.

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Great place to work.
Warehouse Clerk (Former Employee), Omaha, NE – March 20, 2012
Pros: good people and plenty of family time.
Cons: shut distribution center down.
I had a great experience working at Rural Metro and it was a shame the distribution center shut down.
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Good experience, lots of travel.
Home Health Aide (Former Employee), Rochester, NY – March 6, 2012
Pros: a great experience meeting wonderful people.
Cons: low pay, no mileage comp.
For the most part cases were on the side of town I lived. Rural Metro was very good at assigning permanent cases near your home. Fill in cases could be anywhere.
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productive and a good start to a career
fire fighter (Current Employee), empangeni – January 16, 2013
Pros: free lunches
Cons: call outs
bee on a lookout,doing pre start checklist on all equipment
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About RURAL METRO

Rural/Metro Corporation (Rural/Metro) is a private fire protection services business providing services to residential and commercial – Read more