Comment by codazoda

As an Americam, I'm free to move about, but I don't move jobs very often. I consider healthcare benefits when I move, but only that I have them and that my new salary pays for them completely. If the new employer pays a smaller percentage of my healthcare bill, then my salary must increase by that amount. I've never switched jobs and had my overall salary decrease.

I wouldn't stay in a bad job for the benefits, but I'm a technical employee, who happens to have lots of choice.