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Re:Ask HN: Is it possible to make FAANG salaries without wor... by aYsY4dDQ2NrcNzA on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @03:20AM (#41043477)
Members of my family have serious health problems, and the company’s PPO plans cover medical treatments with world-class providers. It would probably be prohibitively expensive for us to purchase such a plan on the open market.
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Re:Ask HN: Is it possible to make FAANG salaries without wor... by nottorp on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @09:25AM (#41045792)
Basically a modern form of company town?

Instead of being indentured by spending company scrip at the company store you're staying because of health insurance that would otherwise be unaffordable to you.

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Re:Ask HN: Is it possible to make FAANG salaries without wor... by aYsY4dDQ2NrcNzA on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @01:28PM (#41048624)
Yeah, well. This is America.
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