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The Verge editor secretly joins Apple, doesn't inform the Verge

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Re: The Verge editor secretly joins Apple, doesn't inform the Verge

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Post by sidlls »

15thandwhatever wrote: post #35
pinaceae wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

well, but freelancers pay their own healthcare, 401k, etc. if you're running two well-paying full employments with all benefits, you have a sweet gig going. only possible in the US due to the setup of healthcare and overall taxes, etc.

US insurance carriers generally ask you to certify that you did not have insurance through another carrier/policy simultaneously (upon submission of a claim), as policies tend to have 100% coverage kick in on things like annual and lifetime maximum numbers. Double-dipping on insurance policies messes with their actuarial table calculations.

That sort of certification is a practice that should be made illegal. I've just been bit by that when we transitioned my family from one earner's plan to the other. It created a pointless hastle for us and our care team. Insurers don't need to know if I have coverage through another insurer.

Re: The Verge editor secretly joins Apple, doesn't inform the Verge

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Post by emodendroket »

15thandwhatever wrote: post #35
pinaceae wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

well, but freelancers pay their own healthcare, 401k, etc. if you're running two well-paying full employments with all benefits, you have a sweet gig going. only possible in the US due to the setup of healthcare and overall taxes, etc.

US insurance carriers generally ask you to certify that you did not have insurance through another carrier/policy simultaneously (upon submission of a claim), as policies tend to have 100% coverage kick in on things like annual and lifetime maximum numbers. Double-dipping on insurance policies messes with their actuarial table calculations.

You could just tell whichever job has the worse benefits that your spouse's insurance handles it or whatever and continue on your way, probably.

Re: The Verge editor secretly joins Apple, doesn't inform the Verge

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Post by mikeryan »

15thandwhatever wrote: post #35
pinaceae wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

well, but freelancers pay their own healthcare, 401k, etc. if you're running two well-paying full employments with all benefits, you have a sweet gig going. only possible in the US due to the setup of healthcare and overall taxes, etc.

US insurance carriers generally ask you to certify that you did not have insurance through another carrier/policy simultaneously (upon submission of a claim), as policies tend to have 100% coverage kick in on things like annual and lifetime maximum numbers. Double-dipping on insurance policies messes with their actuarial table calculations.

Thats pretty simple to solve though, just decline coverage from the provider with the most limited coverage. This is pretty common as married couples usually only take the coverage from one spouse.

Re: The Verge editor secretly joins Apple, doesn't inform the Verge

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Post by RickS »

mortenjorck wrote: post #37
whizzkid wrote: post #3

There is something fishy in this whole story. - You wouldn't risk your new position by not quitting your old one. - Apple would not want you to keep your old job since they want your focus on your new position. - Getting double salaries is not worth the paperwork headache of tricking the system. The only reason I can think of is, he would get some sort of extra pay from his old job if he would fulfil a time written o…

Ziegler was, among other things, the automotive editor of The Verge, and is, by any measure, a car enthusiast. What follows is my wild speculation: Given his experience in both tech media and automotive media, perhaps he was hired at Apple as part of the team whose responsibility it will be to construct the messaging and narrative around the unveiling of Apple's car program. As part of the secrecy around the project,…

In the midst of a lot of speculation and a bizarre situation, this is the sanest explanation so far.

Re: The Verge editor secretly joins Apple, doesn't inform the Verge

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Post by dahauns »

s_kilk wrote: post #12
TeMPOraL wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe he's been infiltrating the Verge secretly working for Apple, and now the mission's done and he's ready to transition to official employment with Apple, he doesn't care what happens to his career at the Verge? (conspiracy intensifies)

Or, he was instructed to infiltrate Apple by Verge, and was found out. The Verge burned him, he dropped out of Apple, hence why he's supposedly not on the payroll at Apple. I don't believe this of course, but hey, tinfoil.

Now there's a nutjob theory. The Verge doing investigative journalism?

Re: The Verge editor secretly joins Apple, doesn't inform the Verge

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Post by jason_slack »

asendra wrote: post #14

Ziegler is not just any editor though. There has to be more to the story.

There is a bit more here: http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/09/23/the-verge-founding...

but it doesn't really fill in all the gaps. Like where he is now, if he still works there, etc.

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