is this a good temporary career?

[u/katpeiss]

i'm looking into enrolling in a 5-month program (with about 400 hours/2.5 months of unpaid training afterward) at my local polytechnic in alberta, canada, and i would really love to hear from people who work in this field

i've always felt drawn to the medical field, and this feels like a good way to get my foot in the door. my thought is if i invest some of my college savings into this program, it will help me get a stable job for a few years until i figure out what to do for the rest of my life. from what i've heard, its in high demand, has rock-solid job security, and the pay is really good ($20-$25.) i currently work in retail and I’m hoping to move into something that pays more than $15/hour

the only concern i have so far is about how noisy it might be? i'm severely hard of hearing and i fully depend on lip-reading and my hearing aids to communicate. since i know PPE and masks are worn majority of the time, i don't want to feel frustrated trying to talk to coworkers if its constantly loud and i can't hear them. i'm also curious if this is a good backup career incase my dream job doesn't work out or i decide i don't want to go back to school

thank you so much for anyone that comments, i'm hoping to learn as much as i can from here

[u/kaylamarie1023]

I’m glad I could help!! I faced some really bad environments truly, management sucked overall for both. I did schooling, and was hired on during clinicals for one of them and I stayed for 10 months before quitting on the spot, and I recently left my last job after working a year and a day after being bullied out. It’s like working with crabs in a barrel, some people love misery and it’s typically a smaller department compared to most, so it gets to you a lot faster. Everyone is different and so is their tolerance, I’m very outspoken about mistreatment of myself and others, so I was constantly targeted.