No meetings, no deadlines, no full-time employees

Re:No meetings, no deadlines, no full-time employees by draw_down on Thursday January 07, 2021 @12:36PM (#25674269)

This is maybe the only “how we work” I’ve ever read that is actually appealing. It really does sound wonderful.

My only question is around health insurance for the US based folks (I’m guessing the answer is “take the money we pay you and go buy some” which is unfortunately not a good solution) but otherwise yes, sounds ideal.

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Re:No meetings, no deadlines, no full-time employees by DVassallo on Thursday January 07, 2021 @12:58PM (#25674635)

I work quarter-time at Gumroad, and I pay for my own health insurance ($950/mo for a family of 4). If Gumroad offered it, I would almost certainly still keep my own (unless it was at >50% discount). I prefer not having my health insurance tied to one source of income.

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Re:No meetings, no deadlines, no full-time employees by drchopchop on Thursday January 07, 2021 @01:14PM (#25674911)

How on earth did you find standalone family coverage for $950/mo? What's your deductible / co-insurance?

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Re:No meetings, no deadlines, no full-time employees by DVassallo on Thursday January 07, 2021 @01:24PM (#25675064)

It’s actually a bit cheaper this year: https://twitter.com/dvassallo/status/1312177408879939584?s=2...

It was one of the cheapest plan on the ACA marketplace in WA. It’s a very high deductible plan though: $13.6K.

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Re:No meetings, no deadlines, no full-time employees by drchopchop on Thursday January 07, 2021 @03:19PM (#25676816)

Oof, that's a pretty brutal deductible, although I assume you have an HSA paired with that. FWIW, I'm on an Aetna corp plan that isn't much better, half the deductible for 2x the price.

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Re:No meetings, no deadlines, no full-time employees by alawrence on Thursday January 07, 2021 @01:03PM (#25674718)

Wow, that's not a bad rate. Do you find the coverage adequate?

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Re:No meetings, no deadlines, no full-time employees by DVassallo on Thursday January 07, 2021 @01:10PM (#25674840)

It’s a very high deductible plan ($13.6K) but otherwise had no problems with provider coverage. I’m in WA and the insurer is Molina. Found it through the ACA marketplace.

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Re:No meetings, no deadlines, no full-time employees by oliyoung on Thursday January 07, 2021 @06:21PM (#25679064)

It's hard to explain just how alien "I prefer not having my health insurance tied to one source of income" sounds to the rest of the world, the idea that those two things are co-dependent is wild and scary.

It's an insurance policy, it has nothing to do with my work.

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Re:No meetings, no deadlines, no full-time employees by meowster on Thursday January 07, 2021 @12:51PM (#25674518)

It might be a better solution that tying health insurance with a job. Doing so seems to make it harder (more expensive) for people without jobs to get health insurance. But otherwise, what they're doing seems interesting.

FYI, I had to vouch for your comment. Looking at your comment history to see why, maybe try staying away from one or two word replies.

Edit: I see HN as a place for people to improve. If it seems like someone has the ability to make HN a better place with just a minor adjustment, it seems like the best course of action for everyone would be to make that person aware of the issue and giving them the opportunity to change it, rather than hiding it and basically ignoring the person.

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Re:No meetings, no deadlines, no full-time employees by meowster on Thursday January 07, 2021 @03:53PM (#25677313)

Edit 2: Well then, I see now why that user is shadowbanned. My mistake.

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