Honestly, I have no idea what you're implying. I know that my company doesn't offer any benefits. At my last job, as an outside contractor I had to get my own insurance. Luckily, my husband has benefits and we get them through his company.

However, did it occur to anyone that this is just another excuse for corporations to cut hours, and once again ask workers to do more for less?? It's been the trend for years now. People are so terrified of losing their jobs that they're swallowing whatever their companies hand out.

This is just another way that corporations have put the screws to the middle and working class and lined their own pockets with greater profits. And I don't mean to sound idealist or socialist at all. However, the days when companies were loyal to their employees is, by and large, over.

My husband's boss's boss was just laid off after 25 years with the company. Why? Did she have bad reviews? Nope, glowing reviews, good employee, always worked very hard, worked her way up the ladder from Admin to VP. So, why was she laid off? They got a new CIO who wanted his own people in place, not people from the old regime. And they could probably bring in somebody new at less money, too, or maybe not replace her at all.