I might turn down a 'dream job' [View all]

[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.