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Fists Full of DOMA Fury
May. 30th, 2009 12:33 pmI am so effing pissed right now. It's a good thing it's Saturday because I could seriously strangle an HR person right now. (No offense to anyone working in HR.)
When we got all of the benefits information for my new job, we decided to compare the health plans with Jen's job. We thought we hit the jackpot! The coverage was good - REALLY good (one of the perks of working in the hospital system, I guess). And about $60/paycheck cheaper than Jen's. So of course I filled out all of the forms to sign us up, turned them in, and got a note so we could cancel Jen's insurance. Great? Not.
The new coverage starts June 1st, which is umm, Monday. I get a notice in the mail TODAY "verifying" my payroll deductions for benefits.
Instead of the "Employee + Family" health plan for $125 pre-tax/paycheck and the "Employee + Family" eye insurance plan for $16 pre-tax/paycheck, I am signed up for:
1. "Employee + Child" health plan for $81 pre-tax/paycheck PLUS "Non-Qualifying Dependent" health plan for $89 post-tax/paycheck
2. "Employee + Child" eye plan for $11 pre-tax/paycheck PLUS "Non-Qualifying Dependent" eye plan for $9 post-tax/paycheck
I am furious. FURIOUS. On so many levels.
1. Is this NOT something they could have mentioned ON THE SIGN UP FORMS?
2. Is this NOT something they could have mentioned IN THE BENEFITS PRESENTATION?
3. Is this NOT something they could have mentioned WHEN I TURNED MY FORMS IN?
4. The notice I received TODAY (05-30) which is dated 05-26 says that if I need to make changes, I can do them BEFORE 05-25.
EFF YOU to the benefits department for this oversight, and EFF YOU for sending something dated AFTER the "change date" and the biggest EFF YOU OF ALL to the effing Defense of Marriage Act for screwing my LEGALLY MARRIED family out of all of this money! That is *(&#(*^$ highway robbery and it is NOT right and it is NOT Constitutional and honestly? I am so angry right now that I can see why some people say they won't be friends with anyone who votes against marriage equality.
When we got all of the benefits information for my new job, we decided to compare the health plans with Jen's job. We thought we hit the jackpot! The coverage was good - REALLY good (one of the perks of working in the hospital system, I guess). And about $60/paycheck cheaper than Jen's. So of course I filled out all of the forms to sign us up, turned them in, and got a note so we could cancel Jen's insurance. Great? Not.
The new coverage starts June 1st, which is umm, Monday. I get a notice in the mail TODAY "verifying" my payroll deductions for benefits.
Instead of the "Employee + Family" health plan for $125 pre-tax/paycheck and the "Employee + Family" eye insurance plan for $16 pre-tax/paycheck, I am signed up for:
1. "Employee + Child" health plan for $81 pre-tax/paycheck PLUS "Non-Qualifying Dependent" health plan for $89 post-tax/paycheck
2. "Employee + Child" eye plan for $11 pre-tax/paycheck PLUS "Non-Qualifying Dependent" eye plan for $9 post-tax/paycheck
I am furious. FURIOUS. On so many levels.
1. Is this NOT something they could have mentioned ON THE SIGN UP FORMS?
2. Is this NOT something they could have mentioned IN THE BENEFITS PRESENTATION?
3. Is this NOT something they could have mentioned WHEN I TURNED MY FORMS IN?
4. The notice I received TODAY (05-30) which is dated 05-26 says that if I need to make changes, I can do them BEFORE 05-25.
EFF YOU to the benefits department for this oversight, and EFF YOU for sending something dated AFTER the "change date" and the biggest EFF YOU OF ALL to the effing Defense of Marriage Act for screwing my LEGALLY MARRIED family out of all of this money! That is *(&#(*^$ highway robbery and it is NOT right and it is NOT Constitutional and honestly? I am so angry right now that I can see why some people say they won't be friends with anyone who votes against marriage equality.
