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In the US, stop requiring them to work for health insurance so they can take a few months off between jobs to recharge.
by throwaway5959 3y ago
In the US, stop requiring them to work for health insurance so they can take a few months off between jobs to recharge.
- chomp 3y agoI’m pretty sure that would only help the mid-upper classes that can afford the nest egg to take a sabbatical like that. Exercise and eating healthy (read: cooking) in our modern society requires leisure time, which has mostly been eradicated for the lower classes.
- loa_in_ 3y agoWhich, coincidentally, is part of the problem
- datavirtue 3y agoI can make just about anything I want faster, cheaper and with far less drama than food delivery or a drive-through trip (and a hell of a lot cheaper). I find your comment confusing.
- klyrs 3y agoI'd be pretty happy if restaurant employees were incentivized to stay home while infectuous, rather than risk getting fired.
- nradov 3y agoI'm all for decoupling health insurance coverage from employment, but there is no evidence that taking extended time off work results in better health outcomes.
- throwaway5959 3y agoIt would help if people could use it to change their diet and exercise habits. A lot of people stress eat.
- datavirtue 3y agoThe eat mindlessly, leaping from one lump of refined carb and saturated fat to another.
- listenallyall 3y agoPeople aren't batteries, recharging isn't really a thing. Except for LinkedIn influencers, people don't come back from time off, whether a week or 3 months, with great vigor and propensity to work hard. Inertia kicks in, it takes time to ramp back up.
- craftkiller 3y agoThat seems irrelevant to the discussion. The question[0] was about how to get people to exercise and eat healthy, not how to get people to provide more value to their employers. [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39801885 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39801885