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should be able to save enough to weather a brief storm is a huge assumption. What do you do if you have dependents or complex medical needs personally? What hap

should be able to save enough to weather a brief storm is a huge assumption. What do you do if you have dependents or complex medical needs personally? What happens if you have a personal emergency during your job search? What do you do if you have existing debt from a previous emergency, medical crisis, etc?

andsoitis 4y ago
While what you describe are serious problems and would be very anxiety inducing for many (most?), the truth remains that it isn't someone else's problem or responsibility.
- PuppyTailWags 4y ago
  I'm not ascribing anything but to say that people who are laid off deserve sympathy because you cannot assume their personal circumstances surrounding the layoff. I have no dependents so it doesn't matter to me. My friend's wife is only able to work because of his healthcare, and if she loses his healthcare even if he finds a new job quickly his new health insurance will force the wife into a nightmare of proving she's sick enough to get her medicine again, putting her out of work.
  - andsoitis 4y ago
    That’s very very unfortunate and warrants sympathy for sure. At the same time, one’s employer isn’t the one responsible for securing your financial stability or future.
scarface74 4y ago
> What do you do if you have dependents or complex medical needs personally You get COBRA through your former employer. Been there done that. I had a pre-existing condition that I couldn’t get health insurance individually (pre-ACA) > What happens if you have a personal emergency during your job search? What do you do if you have existing debt from a previous emergency, medical crisis, etc? You talk to the people and make arrangements or you just don’t pay them until you can afford to. Your priority becomes house, food, shelter, car. How do you think people making much less than tech workers handle it?
- PuppyTailWags 4y ago
  > How do you think people making much less than tech workers handle it? They don't. That doesn't make being laid off not worth sympathy, though! You don't know someone's personal life circumstances. It's not helpful to just presume they'll be okay and therefore it isn't worth advocating for better treatment.

andsoitis 4y ago

While what you describe are serious problems and would be very anxiety inducing for many (most?), the truth remains that it isn't someone else's problem or responsibility.

PuppyTailWags 4y ago
I'm not ascribing anything but to say that people who are laid off deserve sympathy because you cannot assume their personal circumstances surrounding the layoff. I have no dependents so it doesn't matter to me. My friend's wife is only able to work because of his healthcare, and if she loses his healthcare even if he finds a new job quickly his new health insurance will force the wife into a nightmare of proving she's sick enough to get her medicine again, putting her out of work.
- andsoitis 4y ago
  That’s very very unfortunate and warrants sympathy for sure. At the same time, one’s employer isn’t the one responsible for securing your financial stability or future.

scarface74 4y ago

> What do you do if you have dependents or complex medical needs personally You get COBRA through your former employer. Been there done that. I had a pre-existing condition that I couldn’t get health insurance individually (pre-ACA) > What happens if you have a personal emergency during your job search? What do you do if you have existing debt from a previous emergency, medical crisis, etc? You talk to the people and make arrangements or you just don’t pay them until you can afford to. Your priority becomes house, food, shelter, car. How do you think people making much less than tech workers handle it?

PuppyTailWags 4y ago
> How do you think people making much less than tech workers handle it? They don't. That doesn't make being laid off not worth sympathy, though! You don't know someone's personal life circumstances. It's not helpful to just presume they'll be okay and therefore it isn't worth advocating for better treatment.