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> [6] Fortunately, the company agreed to provide COBRA which would cover our insurance costs for the delivery. This is so crazy and why employer based insuranc
by Bhilai 5y ago
> [6] Fortunately, the company agreed to provide COBRA which would cover our insurance costs for the delivery.
This is so crazy and why employer based insurance cannot be a safety net in the case you end up needing an expensive treatment while also losing your job.
- gambiting 5y agoIt's even more crazy that you can be just fired on the spot like this. American employment system just fills me with dread when I think about it. But I guess people advocate for it because "it will never happen to them"?
- piaste 5y agoFrom what I heard - anecdotes from my online friends' parents and grandparents - in the mid-20th century it used to be ridiculously easy to get a job, for all social classes. One anecdote that stuck in my mind was someone's grandfather in the 1950s quitting and going to work to a different factory only because they gave one week's pay in advance and they needed the money to take a girl on a date that weekend. Nowadays I hear things have changed a tiny little bit. But if you're a software engineer who reads Hacker News, you probably still don't need to worry much about finding a job at all, only about finding an enjoyable job in the right place that ensures a sufficiently upper-class salary.
- sangnoir 5y agoIf we're in a one-sided class war, insurance and share-based 401k's are the capital-classes trojan horses.