“Accidental Death or Dismemberment” the benefits package says. I’ve never had life insurance. If I die today my wife is screwed. I just have to last a few more weeks and my probation period is over and I finally get my work benefits. Don’t worry I’m not looking to leave this earth yet. Not looking to leave my body and return to the non-local consciousness ground-of-all-being-thing. Nope. It’s that I’m looking forward to feeling the relief of knowing that when the time comes, my wife will be okay financially if something were to happen to me. Lets see, what else does the benefit package say… ah yes the Drug Plan. Eighty to one hundred percent coverage. Looks like my stomach pills are going from $40 to $8 or even $0. Here’s one I’m definitely excited about: Vision care. “$350 every 2 calendar years Eye exams once every 2 calendars years (every year for children under age 21)”. My eyes are getting worse. I was reluctant to get glasses for so long and when I finally did it turns out both my eyes have what’s called Astigmatism, “is a common refractive error, not an eye disease, that causes blurred or distorted vision at all distances. It occurs when the front surface of the eye (cornea) or the internal lens has an irregular, mismatched curvature,” I like to think that my eyes are shaped like footballs because that’s funny to me. Okay we’ll do one more, Paramedical Professionals benefits. Which include: Chiropractors, Osteopath, Naturopath, Chiropodist/Podiatrist, Speech Therapist, Acupuncturist, Massage Therapist, Dietician, Psychologists, Physiotherapist. I don’t know what all of those are but I want to do each one just for fun. Having work benefits makes me feel like I’m Secure. That’s what we all want, right?
But I don’t have them, yet. I just have to SURVIVE a bit longer.
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