"My company unexpectedly outsourced my entire department to a firm that uses AI for our jobs, even though I don't work a job that can really be done by machine learning. I have some savings but can't go without health insurance: my daughter and I both have the same complex chronic condition. We can't drop our specialists or expensive medications. I was briefly on public insurance in the past and it was a nightmare of waitlists leading to a cascade of hospital stays."
"I've been interviewing but the market is tough. I was offered a job with OK pay and good health insurance. However, the rumor mill indicates the company has long term problems with sexual harassment. I plan to take the job, keep applying and see if I can get something better, but is there anything I can do going in from the start knowing about the problems, to try to protect myself?-Forewarned but not forearmed"
A worker's entire department was outsourced to a firm that uses AI, leaving the worker unemployed despite roles not suited to automation. The worker and her daughter share a complex chronic condition and cannot forgo specialists or expensive medications, so employer-sponsored health insurance is essential. Prior experience with public insurance resulted in long waitlists and hospital cascades; stability came only through a spouse's coverage. The worker received an offer with adequate pay and good insurance but faces rumors of persistent sexual harassment at the prospective employer. The worker intends to accept for coverage while continuing to apply and seeks strategies to protect herself upon starting.
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