I just realized my non-US friends probably don't know how US insurance works.
So lets say your employer offers insurance. They pay a portion and then you pay a portion. For a family, the employee pays on average about $400 per pay cycle, or $10,400 per year.
A guy rolled down his window to tell me good morning at a stop light on the day of my first RN shift in 8 months. It really is the little fucking things🖤