Convoy collapse: Read CEO's memo detailing shutdown of Seattle trucking startup

Re:Convoy collapse: Read CEO's memo detailing shutdown of Se... by clutchdude on Thursday October 19, 2023 @06:50PM (#37949880)

> That's a very ineffective use of capital and those types of decisions are worse in the end for the economy

Disagree - it frees those employees to begin working for more productive companies sooner rather than drag them through "you are fired with no provisions for healthcare. Good luck and don't get sick during the donut period."

- yes, it's an special qualifying trigger for the exchanges but you are asking someone navigate this in short order(likely end of the month or less than two weeks)

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Re:Convoy collapse: Read CEO's memo detailing shutdown of Se... by datadrivenangel on Thursday October 19, 2023 @10:27PM (#37951667)

Disagree to disagree - employees are free to begin working for more productive companies when they're fired with no provisions for healthcare.

In spirit though, I agree. Social healthcare not tied to employer would allow for more labor mobility. These transitions should not abrupt or catastrophic ideally.

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Re:Convoy collapse: Read CEO's memo detailing shutdown of Se... by clutchdude on Friday October 20, 2023 @01:52PM (#37959312)

> Disagree to disagree - employees are free to begin working for more productive companies when they're fired with no provisions for healthcare.

But that's a bad thing - because once your employment tied healthcare abruptly ends, you scramble to get something to restore it.

This may include settling or taking less optimal jobs or accepting a lower paying job.

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