61-Year-Old Quits Marketing To Lift Gurneys, Not Spirits
Stephen Condon, at 61, swapped a tech marketing career boasting over $200k salaries for an EMT gig paying $18.25/hour. After 'languishing' in marketing with no clear goal, he described EMT school as 'low-risk' amidst a classroom of 20-year-olds. Now, he enjoys four-night shifts that improved his health and promised 'itâs never boring,' juggling 200 to 300-pound gurneys and saving lives. Though benefits were a motive for the pivotâso his wife can retireâStephen claims, 'If you donât know where youâre going, any road will get you there.' Weâre all terrible drivers of our own lives.
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Who needs six-figure marketing gigs when you can get buff shoving bodies in ambulances for $18/hour? Stephenâs pivot screams midlife crisis meets rediscovered life purpose. Bonus: now he actually gets to meet other humans besides Slack bots.
From CEO wannabe to chief stretcher lifter at 61âbecause nothing says âcareer pivotâ like swapping a desk for a gurney. Healthier, happier, and definitely louder.
Imagine quitting your cushy marketing job to roll around at 3 AM carrying 300-pound loads. Stephenâs midlife hustle comes with built-in bicep gains and fewer Zoom calls.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 8/11/2025 | Author: Agnes Applegate
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