I might turn down a 'dream job'

[RealGuyinChicago]

I've been talking to a local journalism start-up about a job. They are very small and fun by the owner (no venture capital, or anything like that).

The owner says the operation is "self sustaining." But the employees don't get health insurance. The owner says "the right person" for this new position might get health insurance. But as of now, there are no benefits.

I think she wants to hire me. But I question whether a company can call itself self-sustaining if nobody gets health insurance.

If I have to buy my own health insurance, I might need a salary above what the owner is willing to pay.

Also, I wonder if this is a subtle form of age discrimination. A younger person might not value health insurance as much as I do. So the owner might be trying to weed out the older applicants.

[Haggard Celine]

1. It might be a dream job, but you probably won't

enjoy doing it very much because you'll be broke all the time from buying your own insurance. You've got to have insurance and you probably won't be able to afford it if you have to pay for it all yourself. This is just another example why we need Medicare for All or something else like it. People get stuck doing jobs they don't really like just so they can get insurance. More people would be free to follow their passions.

[Jade Fox]

2. Good luck with your decision making. .....nt

[FoxNewsSucks]

3. Since Obamacare passed,

the only factor they can use to set prices is age. At least, that's what BCBS told me. It goes up every year. No more discounts for not smoking or anything else. Just age.

So a young person would be much cheaper for them to insure, if that's how their insurer operates. Which means you could be right about the subtle age discrimination.

[LakeArenal]

4. Doesn't sound very dreamy to me. But hey, good luck finding that dream job.

[Callalily]

5. Health insurance is HUGE at any age.

Although there are a lot of aspects that you like about this job, it doesn't sound like it's for you.