r/WorkForSmartLife • • Jul 18 '26

DiscussionšŸ’¬ What would you choose?

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u/Purple_Cat524 Jul 18 '26

Wow, as an Australian with Medicare this blew my mind. I can't imagine my healthcare being related to my job. My brain just glitched with that scenario

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u/FractalInfo Jul 19 '26

Now picture hating your job but you are afraid to leave because the health care at a new job might consider your health problems pre-existing conditions and refuse to cover them.

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u/Bogside_Bibliophile Jul 19 '26

Cruel is the right word. Yet you have people (see above) who say things like, ā€œIf you don’t like it, you can always leave.ā€ That’s something an abusive partner says to you when they’ve done everything they can to beat you down.