Hey you... yes you... I need help and fast. I have to make the biggest decision of my life.

I'm in front of my computer, looking at the SERAM website, the organization in charge of managing applications for the various programs in CEGEP. I have to choose, now... I have no choice... I have 45 minutes left before the website closes, I have to choose now. I'm only 16 years old, and I have to decide for the rest of my life, to choose what I want to do, in reality I know absolutely nothing about life and the thousands of possibilities that are available to me. I have to decide, only 15 minutes left before the service closes. I have first aid experience, I've been a first responder for 3 years, so maybe Prehospital emergency care. At the same time, the work of a paramedic is repetitive work. 3 minutes, I have to decide. What do I do... Otherwise, I can always go to Social science and explore more option... Help me choose, what do I do... damn there is 1 minute and 30 seconds left, quickly help me.

Choice 1 : Go in Prehospital Emergency Care.

Choice 2 : Go in Social Science.

Choice 3 : Don't make a choice and go to sleep

Go in Prehospital Emergency Care.

Finally, a subject that fascinates me. It makes a big difference! I am so happy to enter this new world of prehospital emergency care. I am learning many new skills such as CPR, intervention in a medical context and interventions in a trauma context. It is really exciting. After 3 years, I finally finished my DEC and I will graduate to become a paramedic. I did my internships at CETAM, but the constant office politics that I saw did not give me the taste to go work for this company. So, I have other choices, I can go to Urgence-santé an organization that will allow me to have a career, but which makes me work in a very hectic city and with little nature. I also have the option of going to work for SPLL, a company with little future, but an exciting work environment and a work territory filled with nature and beautiful landscapes. What should I take...

Choice 1 : Go work for SPLL.

Choice 2 : Go work for Urgence-santé.

Go in Social Science.

Okay, I'm in Social Science. I'm starting my first semester, and I find it boring, the courses are similar to those in high school and I'm quickly starting to lose interest in the program. At the same time, I'm developing my passion for first aid and ambulance. By Christmas, I'm asking myself the question, was it the right decision? What do you think, do I stay in social science or do I go back to my first choice for prehospital emergency care.

Choice 1 : Stay in Social Science.

Choice 2 : Go in Prehospital Emergency Care.

Don't make a choice and go to sleep.

Come on! You let me down like that... well I'm going to go to bed. The next day, I no longer have access to the service, and I can't choose a program at CEGEP. I'm going to have to wait 6 months. What am I going to do for 6 months? Finish highs school, and then? I already work as a lifeguard at Oka National Park... I could transfer to Park Ranger.

Choice 1 : Go to become a park ranger.

Stay in Social Science.

So, I stayed in Social Science, the second session was even worse than the first. I really didn't have much interest in my classes and I had rather mediocre grades. My R score dropped. I finished my DEC, but with my very low R score and my lack of interest. I can't access the program I want. I have to resort to going to do a job that doesn't require studying at the university. I have been working as a lifeguard at the beach of the Oka National Park for several years, I am going to become a park ranger.

Choice 1 : Go to become a park ranger.

Go to become a park ranger.

So, that's what I did, I became a park ranger at Oka National Park, it was nice for the first two years... but after that, it became boring. I'm in nature, but I can't progress in my job anymore... and I'm now with an apartment and a car, I can't really go back to school, I need money and the park ranger shifts are day, evening and night which would be bad to my studies... So that's where my career ends I guess...

Choice 1 : The end, click here to see other ending option

Go work for SPLL.

I've been at SPLL for 5 years, it's so fine. The group of employees is really united together. It's a great gang. The only problem is that I start to be tired of doing the same job every day, and I would like a change. At a waiting point with other colleagues we discuss the future. Many wants to leave the profession and go back to school. Someone mentions that the Lionel-Groulx CEGEP 2 minutes from your house are hiring teachers in the program. You should go do a bachelor's degree in pedagogy, but you could have a better salary and a more stable job.

Choice 1 : Becoming a teacher at Lionel-Groulx CEGEP.

Choice 2 : Stay at SPLL.

Go work for Urgence-santé.

It's been 2 years since I was hired at Urgence-santé. I can't say that I regret my choice. However, I'm definitely not happy with my choice either. I have a lot of problems with HR, the salary and all the working conditions. I find that we are not respected by our employer. I don't have a good pension fund, and I have few vacations. I also do a lot of overtime. So there you go, I'm not unhappy, but I'm not happy either. I need a change soon before I get depressed. One day, my supervisor came to tell me that there was an opening for a supervisor position. They would be interested in interviewing me so that I can move up in the ranks. I'm really interested, but I'm afraid of becoming my colleagues' worst enemy. What should I do?

Choice 1 : Staying as a paramedic.

Choice 2 : Becoming supervisor.

Becoming a teacher at Lionel-Groulx CEGEP.

And there you have it, I am now a teacher at the Lionel-Groulx CEGEP. I have a full-time schedule, and I can share my knowledge. I am really happy, I continue to do some shifts to help out, I miss the road and partner I left behind, but I really have better working conditions. I can say that I am really the happiest. I finally found some things that I like. My only problem is the lack of resources. The teachers in the prehospital emergency care department at Ahuntsic College are assisted by practical technicians who are trained for more difficult tasks like filling oxygen cylinders. So, one day, I am filling the oxygen cylinders since we do not have practical technicians. I never really received any training, but I ended up understanding how the machine works. I was on my 7th cylinder when I made a maneuver that triggered a spark and the bottle exploded in my face...

Choice 1 : What's happening now?

Stay at SPLL.

Ok, so I stayed at SPLL. After the deadline to apply to Lionel-Groulx passed, I regretted my decision a little. My partner, one of my longest-time friends, became a professor at cegep. He tells me his stories while I continue to do the same job every day as a real alienation. He still tells me that he does not find the working conditions safe. He told me that he had to fill the oxygen cylinders with a machine that he did not know how to use. One day, a cylinder exploded, and he lost the use of one of his eyes. Today, the CNESST has recognized the cegep as a couple, and he is doing everything he loves in life. Meanwhile, I am overwhelmed by overtime, and I feel powerless in this organization. 5 years now after my graduation, I am really less comfortable in my job. My performance is decreasing and I am depressed. One day my boss asks me to come to his office. He tells me that he can see that I'm not doing well. He tells me that he could help me find a job as a trainer at the paramedic training center. This is the greatest news I've heard in several years! I'm overexcited... but the look on my boss's face tells me that I should wait a little before celebrating. He tells me that he wants a bribe in exchange. Does he want money? I don't know... he says that I have to accept before he tells me what he wants. What should I do ?

Choice 1 : Get involved in his bribes.

Choice 2 : Don't get involved in his bribes and leave by insulting him about his disgusting ways of working.

What's happening now?

Well, I just woke up in the hospital... I lost my vision in my left eye. I'm still lucky to be alive and especially not to have burned down the entire school, but where I'm luckiest is that the CNESST found the school guilty of not providing me with adequate training, and I'm collecting several million dollars in compensation! So, I'm taking my return, I'm going to continue to do shifts from time to time for my pleasure, but the rest of the time I'm going to enjoy life, I'm going to go on long hikes, and I'm going to take the time to start a family with my girlfriend.

Choice 1 : The end, click here to see other ending option

Get involved in his bribes.

Okay, I'll tell him yes... he looks at me with a deep stare, but what is he going to ask. The suspense is chilling. Suddenly a smile starts to appear on his face, and he starts laughing out loud. It looks like he's going to die laughing. When he finally calms down, he tells me that it was just a joke and that he just wanted to make my day funnier. He got me! He also tells me that I'm still interested, he's going to give my name to the training center. 2 months later, I finally became an instructor at the regional paramedic training center. I teach continuing education courses. I have a lot of fun, and I finally found a job that I love. I do 50/50 between the road and training. One day, a Quebec police officer arrives at the training center and asks to see me. Am I in trouble... I know my friend invested in shady things with his CNESST money, I hope he doesn't come and arrest me. Do I run away or stay and confront the police officer?

Choice 1 : Run away from the police.

Choice 2 : Stay and confront the officer.

Don't get involved in his bribes and leave by insulting him about his disgusting ways of working.

You're right! This type of behavior has no place. I'm offended, and I don't mince my words. So, I'm going to tell him. I started to insult my boss with all the names. It was a lot of pressure from the last few years that was coming out. A lot of emotion that was coming out. I may have been spreading it wide and insulting him on everything the organization had since the beginning. My boss looked at me and told me to leave. That's how I lost my job as a paramedic. I found myself without a job and without a social connection. What could I do... So, I decided to go back to an old dream that I had... to become a park ranger at Sépaq.

Choice 1 : Go to become a park ranger.

Run away from the police.

Running out of the training center, I go straight into the woods behind the building, and I check at that moment if the cop is still chasing me. At that moment, I feel the ground collapse under my fee... Hi, I'm Thomas's friend Benjamin, in fact he fell into a ravine with running away from the cop. He died instantly. It's going to be hard for him to be able to tell you the rest of the story. At the bottom of the ravine was a river and his body was carried away by the current. He has still not been found.

Choice 1 : The end, click here to see other ending option

Stay and confront the officer.

So, I stayed. I'm scared, I know my friend is not really on the right side of the law, but I really didn't do anything. I panic. What's going to happen? I shake the police officer's hand. He gives me a big smile and asks me why I think he's here. I mumble and tell him I don't know. He tells me he's heard a lot of good things about me and that I would be a great candidate for the position of medical training coordinator. I have been a big fan of training for years, yes, but also of specific environments such as tactical and wilderness environments. This is truly a dream job. So, I became the coordinator of all medical training for the Sûreté du Québec, I gave courses to the search and rescue team in ultra-remote regions. I also trained the members of the tactical intervention team and the members of the close guard of important police officers in Quebec. I make an extraordinary salary, and I am always challenged in new challenges which allows me to keep my morale high. It will be 25 years now that I have been in this position, and I am now ready to retire. I am really happy with my life and my career choices. This was clearly the best scenario. Oh! Yes... my friend got caught and went to prison... too bad for him but deserved.

Choice 1 : The end, click here to see other ending option

Becoming supervisor.

I am now a supervisor, I enjoy spending time with my paramedics. However, I find that I have let myself get sucked up in the constant office politics of the job. More often than not, I find myself getting caught up in the drama, and it’s exhausting. I’ve had my efforts undermined by colleagues who seem intent on undermining me, which is more frustrating than I ever imagined. I just want to focus on my work and the people who need help, but the constant interference makes it hard to stay motivated. I am now wondering if I should give up my position and change departments at Urgence-santé to see if the office politics are still present. I could go to work at the Health Communication Center as clinical support for paramedics on the phone. Otherwise, I could go back to school and specialize in emergency measures management and work at the operation management center as an advisor.

Choice 1 : Go to work at the CCS as clinical support.

Choice 2 : Go back to school while I still can.

Staying as a paramedic.

I've been doing paramedic for 20 years now. It was nice for the first two years... but after that, it became boring. I can't progress in my job anymore... and I'm now with an apartment and a car, I can't really go back to school, I need money and the shift are day, evening and night which would be bad to my studies... So that's where my career ends I guess...

Choice 1 : The end, click here to see other ending option

Go to work at the CCS as clinical support.

I've been doing clinical support for 15 years now. It was nice for the first two years... but after that, it became boring. I can't progress in my job anymore... and I'm now with an apartment and a car, I can't really go back to school, I need money and the shift are day, evening and night which would be bad to my studies... So that's where my career ends I guess...

Choice 1 : The end, click here to see other ending option

Go back to school while I still can.

I went back to school. I went to specialize in emergency services management during major events such as floods or mass casualty incidents. At the same time, I worked part-time at Urgence-santé as a supervisor, and I was often able to put my knowledge into practice on different situations such as fires. At the end of my studies, I became an emergency measures advisor at the health emergency operation management center. One day a man Eddy Afram called me, the director of emergency medical services for the marathon called me. I had never spoken to him, but I knew him by name. Do I answer?

Choice 1 : I pick up my phone to answer Eddy.

Choice 2 : I pick up my phone to play Candy Crush and I don't answer.

I pick up my phone to answer Eddy.

Of course, I will answer, he is a star in the world of major event management. He tells me that he wants to offer me a job as an emergency measures advisor for the Montreal marathon! Wow! What an opportunity, in the private sector too and a stimulating job to end my career. What good news! So, I will end my career with very different and varied challenges each year. This allows me to keep an interest in this work for the next 20 years. In addition, I am in the private sector, and I make an incredible salary now.

Choice 1 : The end, click here to see other ending option

I pick up my phone to play Candy Crush and I don't answer.

Since this day I decided not to pickup, I've been emergency measure advisor for 20 years now. It was nice for the first five years... but after that, it became boring. So that's where my career ends I guess... It's fun, but no more progress.

Choice 1 : The end, click here to see other ending option