Why do people stay in the same line of work when they hate it? Because that’s what they’re trained in. That’s what they know how to do. That’s become who they are. In a job interview they want to know what your experience is, they want to be sure you match the job.
It’s the same in relationships.
Say you’re a firefighter but you hate it. You hate the smoke. You hate the sirens. You hate the people jumping out of buildings onto your trampoline. You hate the heavy protective gear. You hate all of it.
But if you show up for any other job you’re overdressed. There’s no place to plug in your hose. People make disparaging remarks regarding your helmet. You’re not saving any lives.
If you somehow manage to secure a position in a field unrelated to fire fighting you could be suspicious. Why the fuck would anyone hire a highly skilled fire chief to work in an office unless there are hidden fire hazards everywhere? At the very least you should check the batteries in the smoke alarms. After all, a fire doesn’t give a fuck what it is so long as it burns.
And in the absence of any real fire duties there are those who find they can't live without using their hose. They have to become the arsonist just for a chance to hop in their big shiny red truck. They will burn the fucking building down for the chance to bring out all their former job skills.
Thoughts? Jokes about the hose? Can anyone work the dalmatian angle here?
April 12, 2010
I am pretty sure the hose has cost men much more than their jobs over the years, oh and I am pretty sure the dalmation is simply used to get "fires" to trust the operator of the hose.
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