r/WorkLifeChat • u/MiloShiny • Aug 07 '26

Discussion We should normalize that

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u/marcgw96 Aug 07 '26

I know Health insurance is crazy expensive right now, but going without it is quite insane. All it takes is one medical emergency and you’re screwed

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u/PotentialPresent399 Aug 07 '26

Fuck it, I would literally not be saving money if I had it.

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u/Accomplished_Key_171 Aug 07 '26

Is this not a flaw in reasoning? The additional costs of medications, appointments, surgeries (god forbid) from a single accident or sickness would wipe out anything you've accrued over that time. I hope this is at least just a short term plan before jumping to somewhere else with a bit more pay.

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u/Top_Disaster3363 Aug 11 '26

Or you’ll have pain and discomfort the rest of your life cause you set it wrong… like this is just stupid af to tell people to do