Pros
Most boots on the ground employees are cool, eager to learn, and great to be around. Promote from within. Orientation is a good foundation for new EMTs, though sadly no one really sticks to detailed physical assessments and the like. Easy to sign up for overtime shifts. In a lot of cases, you can pick who you work with. They were working on getting a partially paid paramedic program started. If it started, that's a plus.
Cons
Sometimes strange promote-from-within methodology. New, unexperienced EMTs find themselves as on duty supervisor just for the fact they're buddy-buddy with management. It is not based on work-ethic or actual ability to do well in the role. Some management has double standards for the people they like. They don't have to wear uniform. They can wear a t-shirt when it's 90 degrees. You still have to wear the polo.
