Our company has decided that next year they are switching ftom Aetna to Blue Cross Blue Shield. I am dreading the cost increase.

Yes. My employer provided health insurance premiums DOUBLED. Still better than those on ACA pay or those who have no choice but to go without, but still...DOUBLED. In one year.

yes but we don't say that to their faces

I had to explain to some people today that when people start opting out of the market because they can no longer afford it (hi, it will be me), it will affect pricing & availability for EVERYONE. No one benefits from any of this.

that's usually never mentioned other than as a possible question put as something like 'soo when are you going to bail on us'

y

jobs are typically scared of 'overqualified' people for many reasons

but will also pull

needs 3 years of experience in burrito making

My daughter with two science degrees was turned down after her 3rd interview at Chipotle. CHIPOTLE. I really would like to know why they needed 3 interviews to determine whether my daughter is qualified and capable of (checks notes) building burritos for people…

I know multiple people going longer than that. It's...a lot.

It's not you. 💕

Sorta. It’s medical debt on top of income loss.

And the lies are the worst part because people struggling to find work feel like what is wrong with me, and other people are like 'yeah everyone is hiring'

and it's like bitch no they are not

and people are run through 'interview processes' for jobs that don't even fucking exist at times

Nobody who loses their job right now is quickly finding another. Not anywhere, not in any industry.

PS

The largest cause of personal bankruptcy in the United States is medical debt.

PS

The largest cause of personal bankruptcy in the United States is medical debt.

Oh, it goes up every year. Price goes up, coverage goes down. There is NO WAY that employer-based coverage doesn’t get fucked by this, too. No way.

Yep. Heavy cost for little coverage, really.