> In the US, it means that you lose your income, your health insurance

Luckily, in the US, you can get another one much more quickly than anywhere else in the world, and be payed several multiples of what anyone else is payed.

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musicale 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> in the US, you can get another one much more quickly than anywhere else in the world

Depending on the economic conditions for the year, it can still take months:

> To illustrate the recent trajectory: one analysis found that in January 2023 it took job seekers 268 days on average to land a job offer, whereas by August 2024 this had improved to 182 days (about 6 months) (How Long Does it Take to Find a Job in 2024?). Another dataset focusing on tech jobseekers showed a similar trend – those in 2024 took about 247 days on average to secure a “good” job, down from 281 days in 2023.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/average-job-search-time-tech-...

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zinodaur 2 hours ago | parent [-]

The whole world is hurting pretty bad right now when it comes to tech jobs - America seems to be hurting the least.

I'm not saying the tech job situation in America isn't bad - but the world dances to America's fiddle, and its frustrating hearing Americans complain about how hard their situation is while their boot is firmly planted on my neck

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musicale 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I have edited it to clarify that (in the US) applied to losing health insurance.

	▲	jleyank 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		To be specific, it’s tied to good employment. Part-time and low-salary jobs don’t often (usually?) provide it. So trading a good tech jobs for “things to keep busy” loses the insurance. Unless you can afford cobra and that only lasts 18 months. At what tends to be 5x the price.

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bayarearefugee 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I completely understand where you are coming from, but try not to hate on American laborers because of this situation, that is no more helpful than Americans blaming immigrants for their job woes.

It is the wealthy capitalist class that has the boot planted on all of our necks.

I do recognize that the outcome is worse for some people than others, but keeping us fighting each other is how they continue to maintain power.

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tombert 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Kind of odd to try and inject some "raw raw go America" shit into something where it really wasn't necessary.

Even if you're right (and I find that a bit questionable), it doesn't really feel like it was prompted to go on this "Fuck yeah America!!!" speech.