u/sm3lls_and_b3lls

Little background for this. I have been at my current dept for 5 years. Great department, we run close to 7,000 calls a year. Very well run organization, we run ALS ambulances, and I have a fantastic rotation right now. I work with some of my best friends. I am very happy at work and love my job.

I have the opportunity to go through the hiring process with a much larger city in my state. No ambulance, much much busier. Decent amount of fires. It’s a pretty sought after department to get on. I feel lucky to have received this, but I don’t have a ton of motivation to go through with it. Let me explain why.

I would be required to go through their academy which is tough and long. I would also have to move to the city. I bought a house in my dream town, near family, and I really do not want to move.

With all this said, I feel weird saying it. But, I want to stay at my current dept. I always thought I wanted to get on a larger dept but it just does not seem worth it to me.

Does it seem like I am making the right decision? Or should I take a lot of sacrifices to get on a really good city dept, and hopefully that should pay off?

Thank you!