Image by Getty Images via @daylifeAs I seek full-time work, I have often wondered if it's possible that employers might throw out my resume simply because I'm "The Always Sick Chick."It's possible. People don't want to hire someone who might take a lot of sick days. However, without that income, my family and I would be homeless and starving. So what's a sick chick to do?
And what if you left a previous job because you were too ill to continue working? Even if you have gotten better since then, many employers might look at you as more of a liability to their company than an asset.
Potential Employers Discriminate Against Sick People? Check!
Always sick and in need of insurance? Well, you might be out of luck. Insurance companies drop people who are too sick all the time. Additionally, they have prevented people from obtaining insurance due to pre-existing conditions, even if they had insurance when they became ill and lost it due to unavoidable circumstances.
Image by Getty Images via @daylifeNew healthcare laws have been put in place to protect people from such practices, but until those go into effect, people who are sick right now without health insurance are suffering.Health Insurance Companies Discriminate Against Sick People? Check!
Do I have solutions to these problems? No, I do not. I suppose this is more of a rant after I read a story about a woman with rheumatoid arthritis in the UK who is losing her NHS coverage piece by piece.
Did you read her letter? Don't you just want to go visit her and give her a hug? It's heartbreaking.
Do I have a point? Not really. I'm just bummed.
