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Regarding Estonia, this is pretty misleading. Firstly, if you get laid off and register as unemployed, you have free healthcare so long as you're actively looking for a new job (there's more nuance to this, but simplified). Secondly, people who don't have a job but are not expected to hold one are covered for free (kids, university students, military service, etc). Even if you voluntarily quit and don't want to get a new job, you're still covered for two months after the fact. In general, the only people who don't have healthcare are people who have personally opted to not have a job and not seek one either.

Something Europeans forget about America is that individual states have their own healthcare plans like MA, NJ, NY, CA, etc. Others that don't default to ACA (aka ObamaCare) if you don't have health coverage. These are generally means tested insurance schemes but if you have no income then you generally have some form of free coverage.

Also not every European healthcare system is equal. For instance, here in the UK sure if you are in an accident you'll likely get help, but if you have complex health issues you can't really count on the national health service. If not for private healthcare I am not sure if I would be alive today. So you spend a fortune in taxes on a system that you can barely make use of and then you have to spend money again on private healthcare that is actually useful. It works out being more expensive than in the US. Oh and this year I had to call for an ambulance a couple of times and each time they had no ambulances available and said it's best if I take an Uber to hospital. Then at hospital 3-5 hours of waiting, while person you are with is losing their mind out of pain and you can't do anything. It's rubbish.

Yep. It’s a big “if.” I took my first full time job at age 16 and I’ll be 41 in December.

During that time I’ve had over a dozen employers and only one offered health insurance. And it was so expensive that almost no one, myself included, signed up for it.

The only reason my wife works is because of the healthcare and benefits given to her by being a state employee. The money she earns is fairly insignificant relative to our other income, but the benefits make it worth it.

Which is often supplemental insurance (akin to Medicare Advantage in the US). If you lose that your cancer or fertility treatment doesn't suddenly stop, or you won't go bankrupt due to an unexpected medical problem.

People, even in the US, often forget that the US has European style healthcare coverage it is just restricted to those above the age of 65. People over the age of 65 also make up the largest voting block, and politicians in the US often hurt younger demographics to benefit the retirees as a direct result.

We’re heading that direction in the US

COBRA is also incredibly expensive. The few times I've been laid off, I was thankful to have been young and healthy because there was no way I could have afforded COBRA.

shrug 85% of Canadians live within 100 miles of the us border. If you want to go private take a drive. I’ve lived in both countries and will take the security of the Canadian system any day.

Canada has a higher life expectancy, lower infant mortality rate, and lower death rates overall than the U.S with its supposedly inferior health care system.. something is working, maybe just not the way that you would prefer.

> Meh, come to Canada if you want to see really bad healthcare.

While I'm sure it has its warts, I'm guessing your frame of reference is fairly limited if you consider the Canadian healthcare system to be "really bad". As I understand it, the Canadian system provides (with no bills to you, and regardless of your insurance status or age) for things such as:

- If you need emergency surgery in the middle of the night, and the hospital you're at can't provide it, they'll helicopter you to the nearest capable hospital -- even if that happens to be across the border in the US.

- If you're already admitted to the hospital, and need specialized surgery that can only be done in one place, they'll charter a flight, fly you over with a couple of nurses, get the surgery done, and fly you home again.

- If you have a chronic illness that requires $100,000/year specialized care for the rest of your life, that's not a problem.

- If you have treatment-resistant cancer for which the only remaining option costs $500,000, also no problem.

How did we end up with a two weeks honor system that is only expected from one side?

I have never heard of an employee being penalised for giving zero notice in New Zealand unless they weren't an employee, but a contractor with a business partnership relationship.

By convention or by contract? Do new employers generally accept that new hires won't be available to start for 90 days, or does one only start the job search after giving notice to your current employer?

And it's not required, it's a courtesy. In most cases you can quit on the spot if you really feel like it.

The Dutch don’t have to worry about being fired on a whim

In my case, they have to give 3 months notice as well. That's what is in the contract. I'm not sure how that would work in practise. I guess they can fire effective immediately but I can't quit effective immediately

None. Some walk you out and lock the door immediately.

Arguably, during your last two weeks that is your job - the entirety of your job. So not additional pay, but your final pay check is for doing just that.

The entire point of giving two weeks notice is a courtesy to your employer to facilitate a smooth transition period.

If you DGAF about that, you might as well give no notice.

You owe your employer nothing. Your co-workers, and others who will come after you, however, are humans with aspirations and problems just like you.

I like that it persists the state when I refresh the page. Thanks!

In the US, it varies by state. They are not enforceable in California, apparently they are in Texas.