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My employer is getting a food truck to come by the base for two hours.

…on one specific day. …we work 12 hour shifts on the ambulance. …we almost never get to hang out at our base outside of the start and end of the shift. …how much do you want to bet the company isn’t even paying for the food? I’m “lucky” enough that I actually work that day, but I’m off an hour after the truck leaves. I guarantee I’m not getting any tacos. And for that matter, what about people who don’t work that day? Do they expect people to come in on their day off for tacos? Do they expect people to pick up an extra shift for tacos that they probably can’t even get back to base to pick up anyways? This is the shittiest, most out-of-touch way of boosting morale among an ambulance service. Give people goodie bags that they can pick up whenever they’re at the base, rather…


…on one specific day.

…we work 12 hour shifts on the ambulance.

…we almost never get to hang out at our base outside of the start and end of the shift.

…how much do you want to bet the company isn’t even paying for the food?

I’m “lucky” enough that I actually work that day, but I’m off an hour after the truck leaves. I guarantee I’m not getting any tacos. And for that matter, what about people who don’t work that day? Do they expect people to come in on their day off for tacos? Do they expect people to pick up an extra shift for tacos that they probably can’t even get back to base to pick up anyways?

This is the shittiest, most out-of-touch way of boosting morale among an ambulance service. Give people goodie bags that they can pick up whenever they’re at the base, rather than a two-hour window to MAYBE get food.

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