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Canuck57[_9_]

On 21/04/2010 12:09 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:15:15 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:23:07 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:38:49 -0400, wrote:

and how much of COBRA does the company pay after you get laid off?

oh. none.

It depends on the company. Centex paid my wife's COBRA until she got
another job. It only took a week but the deal was good for 6 months.
IBM kept people on the IBM insurance plan for up to 5 years in some of
the separation packages that were offered but one year was the norm.

there are very few IBM's in the world. IBM had a no layoff policy
until the mid 80's.

most companies don't pay COBRA. again you're putting faith in the rich
above common sense

Maybe I am just putting faith in people choosing a good company to
work for. Sometimes that is not the one with the highest salary.
My wife and both managed to find one and she works for another good
one now.
The place she works for now kept a woman who had cancer on full salary
and insurance for a year after she could no longer work.

When choosing and employer there is indeed more than money in the
criteria. If they offer training and development it is easy to monitize
it as a nice benefit and take a lower salary. Time off, and location
also play a huge factor.

I have been offered to work at IBM but have declined because I have
known people who work for them. Starts off you fly out on Monday and
back on Friday. After a few weeks "the client needs on on Monday and
Friday. Next thing you know you get home on Saturday in time to do your
laundry, sleep and then jump a plane with zero home life. Saw one guy
get divorced over it. Certianly not a family man job. But might be
good if you are young, they train you up and give them a year or two.

Me, if I could choose where I live and get say 6 weeks vacation and all
stats off, but work longer hours in the winter and not much travel, I
would easily work for 1/2. Probably put myself on a fishing lake where
I could kock off at 5 and go trolling for dinner.

I worked remotely for 8 years in varies degrees of remote every Friday.
If it was Wednesday and 6" of snow, VPN in. Heck, VPN in and be all
over the world, Japan, UK, France, Germany, Wisconsin, California...was
great. Loved it as travel time home was 1 minute.

Best part is if they call you on Sunday for help, VPN in and out, travel
time 2 minutes. Lower travel times is important to me.

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