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Well it doesn't help that our health insurance is directly tied to our employment. So if you get laid off then need a prescription you're right fucked.
The US system is stacked completely against the employee and akin to mild slavery imo.
Yeah we are basically serfs here.
What is a serf?
A farm worker in the feudal system, usually "owned" by the property for which they worked.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serf
That is very accurate then. :)
Yeah that’s an absolutely grotesque situation. I’m in Canada though so it’s a bit different.
In practice people also don’t get fired here on a an employer’s whim. Not because it’s not allowed by law but because fired employees can sue for wrongful dismissal, and for most employers it’s not worth the risk, so there’s usually a long HR process for firing someone for poor performance.