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flying-spike
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....see a doctor if pain persists
It’ll cost you.
Don’t forget, there’s more to an employment contract than money. Two things we take for granted here in Australia (mandated annual leave and universal healthcare) don’t exist in the USA.
Australian law mandates a minimum 5 weeks annual leave for shift workers from the get go (most airlines offer 6). With America being basically the only developed country (although that’s debatable) to not mandate a single day of annual leave for employees your leave is at the behest of your employer. For Trans State they’ll give you a grand total of 1 week annual leave after one year in the company, 2 weeks up until your 6th year and then only 3 weeks all the way until you’ve worked there for 14 years!
Health wise you’ll need to get your own health insurance as the US is the only “developed” country without universal healthcare. The health insurers used by regional airlines charge up to several thousand dollars per year for coverage. And that’s just the premiums. If you actually get sick get used to terms like “co-pays”, “deductibles” and “annual limits”. That’s why the average American spends about
$8000 per year more on healthcare costs compared to the average Australian.