I appreciate the "good" techs/medics & absolutely despise the lazy ones. My problem is that the bad ones as those who think that they are somehow jaded by their rate of pay & what they are allowed to do in the ED. I totally agree with some of the other posts stating that if they are so upset they truly do need to go back to school and get the degree. Those of us who went to nursing school made a choice & that choice was not only dictated by pay but that did play a role before they got their EMT or Paramedic they knew what the pay & tasks entailed.