Essay On Becoming A Mandatory Therapist

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After coming out of high school I got into college with my mind not being set on a carrier, something common in resent graduates. By that time, my mom was working for a hospital; she thought it would be a good idea if I studied to become a Respiratory Therapist. Not a bad idea if one doesn’t mind dealing with the worst cases in the hospital; it’s a career that has great benefits, and a decent wage. Fast forward three semesters into my college years, and I was still not convinced if I truly wanted that type of career for the rest of my life, so I decided to drop out of college and start my own business. At that time I was working for a construction company that mainly focused on parking-lot maintenance, which I had been working for the last

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