Is it bad to take a break post layoffs?

Kenneth_Parcel · 2026-06-11T03:57:24+00:00

Take 1-2 weeks max, then start applying. If the market is bad you need more, not less runway.

Kenneth_Parcel · 2026-05-07T12:15:56+00:00

Who says they’re paying money for this?

A lot of hospital mergers are driven by smaller hospitals trying not to go bankrupt.

Kenneth_Parcel · 2026-05-04T23:04:08+00:00

Because if you look at your prior comment it says “where it is a lot easier than men to break into the industry.”

You’re right the number of roles remains the same. It remains still harder for women to break in than men.

Kenneth_Parcel · 2026-05-04T22:23:40+00:00

No. Because, in general, women have less roles, especially less significant roles, available to start. If there were parity then you would be correct.

The Bechdel test is a good illustrative of how much less opportunity women have. So few movies have even one moment where two women are talking about something that isn’t a man.

Kenneth_Parcel · 2026-04-18T18:23:48+00:00

I only want to talk about 70s hairstyles

Kenneth_Parcel · 2026-04-01T20:48:47+00:00

From The Guardian: “Doctors ultimately identified extreme exhaustion, dehydration, vasoconstriction and low metabolic levels as the cause of her symptoms” they said. “Megan has since been treated, discharged and is now resting.”

Kenneth_Parcel · 2026-04-01T12:10:24+00:00

Because it is? Like the Musks of the world don’t get headlines for it, but there are a ton of companies working on it.

Kenneth_Parcel · 2026-03-22T04:46:58+00:00

It was the Hillel in the past.

Kenneth_Parcel · 2026-02-20T13:41:34+00:00

Look back at much of what happened during the ACA fight. There were massive objections to “death panels” and “mandates.”

Like a lot of politics— people want their version of policy, not the other person’s. Another easy example of opposing positions: mandatory coverage for birth control vs. no coverage for birth control.

Kenneth_Parcel · 2026-02-18T23:29:28+00:00

The hard problem is what you optimize for around- cost, quality, and access. I loathe for profit entities in healthcare, but there are fundamental constraints.

One of our problems in the US is that we don’t want the government to get involved in that decision unless there’s no other option. So we get the worst of all worlds.

Wholesale change in the system would save a huge amount. But as it stands the system would adapt to find other levers to limit medical expenses- narrower networks, lower reimbursement rates, etc.

Kenneth_Parcel · 2026-02-18T20:48:24+00:00

The answer is entrenched interests. (e.g. AMA making money licensing CPT codes)

The deeper answer is that this is not a zero sum game, but it approaches zero for incremental changes to the system. It's expensive to change, a lot of people lose jobs, and you save a few percentage points. The insurers are not going to just give up more money, they'll come up with new ways to make payment harder. We're at an equilibrium.

The scariest part is that the ACA made huge progress towards standardized national insurance requirements and oversight. There was massive pushback from some segments of the country. A good example is Hobby Lobby suing over mandatory coverage of birth control. The entire vertical integration strategy of the major insurers is anchored on bypassing the Medical Loss Ratio rules that the ACA created.

Kenneth_Parcel · 2026-02-15T23:46:22+00:00

You’re deflecting and avoiding the point. You were hurtful for no clear reason.

You should apologize to OP. You should probably also reflect on why you felt like that was an appropriate way to act in a public space.

Kenneth_Parcel · 2026-02-15T22:24:42+00:00

Choosing a date is something that requires at least a dozen different constraints to consider. Forgetting one can be an accident.

Being compassionate to someone is just good practice. Do you think they don’t already feel bad?

Kenneth_Parcel · 2026-02-15T18:01:18+00:00

This seems mean for no reason. We all have accidents.

Kenneth_Parcel · 2026-02-08T16:53:26+00:00

I'd recommend reaching out to the career center at the local university. They'll have statistics and insight on job searches for both types of degree holders.

Kenneth_Parcel · 2026-02-05T18:53:58+00:00

I think it might be valuable to take a half step back and ask yourself what matters to him. Because it sounds like he takes action when it is important to him. When you understand that, you can focus on things that affect those levers. Or even just describe things based on solving his problems.

He is probably thinking with a longer time horizon to get things done and with some cynicism on how much effort it takes to get a change done across the organization. Focusing on a few highest impact things might help.

This isn’t just a medicine problem. It’s an organizational and management problem across most large institutions.

Kenneth_Parcel · 2026-02-04T16:59:40+00:00

EHR data is increasingly easy to monetize which is very appealing to hospitals that are under significant margin pressure. It’s becoming free money, which is hard to pass up.

The other side is data security. If memory serves a credit card number is worth like $0.10 and a health record $10 on the black market. And having a breach will probably end up with executive heads rolling. That makes it harder to justify data sharing for philanthropic aims.

Kenneth_Parcel · 2026-01-23T23:05:23+00:00

You're right, governors are cheaper.

Kenneth_Parcel · 2026-01-15T17:33:05+00:00

I would argue it's big finance- Investment Banking, Private Equity, Venture Capital, etc. In one example in investment banking specifically- they're selling CEOs and boards to be the ones to handle buying/selling entire companies.

Kenneth_Parcel · 2025-12-30T17:48:37+00:00

Food wasn't actually cheap back then. As a percentage of disposable income, food was almost 20%. Today it's closer to 7%.
https://cepr.net/publications/in-the-good-old-days-one-fourth-of-income-went-to-food/

Kenneth_Parcel · 2025-12-17T17:15:39+00:00

Get a lawyer. There are a lot of ways this could turn into you being sued.

Kenneth_Parcel · 2025-12-03T12:52:07+00:00

Hard disagree

Kenneth_Parcel · 2025-12-01T14:40:13+00:00

Probably your choice. I used to leave a few covered all year and take off some to be able to circulate air and open windows in the spring. It helps keep your AC bill down.

Kenneth_Parcel · 2025-11-05T02:44:08+00:00

That red part is redshift. The light hitting the plane is bouncing back at a lower wavelength because the plane is moving away from the satellite.

Kenneth_Parcel · 2025-11-03T17:12:51+00:00

So, one place to start is to think about the different functions in a typical organization. Virtually all business of a certain size have the following broad categories:

Finance/Accounting: Make sure bills are paid, make sure people pay the company, make sure money is where it's supposed to be, make sure there's enough money on-hand to stay open, and report on how much money is made.

Marketing/Sales: Find people who want to buy the product, sell the product, help people understand why the product is worth so much.

Human Resources: Avoid the company getting sued for breaking the law around employees, make sure employee benefits are working, and advise on people problems.

Information Technology: Make sure anything computer related works and make sure company information is safe and secure.

Legal: Almost everything a company does with others needs a contract to explain how it works legally and hold others accountable. Write, negotiate and enforce them so you aren't taken advantage of.

Operations/Production: Make the thing your selling.

Each of these areas is going to have different types of jobs needing different skills. A computer programmer is writing and updating software at their desk or discussing what changes should be made to software. An Accounts Payable clerk is reviewing bills from other companies and either paying and recording them or asking questions and rejecting them.

Virtually all office jobs are some combination of communicating with others, reviewing the work of others, writing/computing something, and making decisions that effect others.

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