February 5, 2009
Update on Ceridian
As of February 2nd...we have been reimbursed by Ceridian from the end-of-year screw up and our account is back to normal. How's that for quality service...NOT!!
January 26, 2009
Anonymous postings
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January 17, 2009
Ceridian
My husband and I participate in the Flexible Spending Account program through Ceridian. We deduct from our paycheck for childcare and healthcare, to be paid back to us at a later date, of course. So basically, we pay Ceridian a certain amount of money each paycheck, they end up investing it and earning interest off it, then they give us our money back when we submit a claim. Or at least that’s what they’re supposed to do…
Click here to see what Ceridian says about "going above and beyond," which is the last item on the page. Now click here to see what Ceridian says about "worry free safety and reliability."
Here’s my story… The end of 2008 came around and my husband and I were looking forward to having a little extra cash in our bank account with the funds that Ceridian owed us. However, lo and behold! Ceridian didn’t pay up. Why, you may ask? Because Ceridian’s computer system had an end of the year “glitch” and our account balance was wrong on their end. Oh, but hey! They are “working on getting it fixed.”
Wow. I am so fed up with Corporate America. I’m tired of hearing about the oil companies making record-breaking profits while the rest of us struggle with the economy and sky-high gas prices. I’m tired of hearing about the bailout for the “Big Three” US automakers, while at the same time, Toyota and Honda are still making a profit because they don’t have to deal with outrageous and stupid union workers to bring them down. And are you aware that Ceridian’s annual revenue for 2007 was reported to be $1.7 billion(!), and yet they can’t reimburse a hard-working, middle-class family a measly $600 because of a “computer glitch!”
Something is terribly wrong with this picture. How is this allowed to happen? Our hard-earned money, which was entrusted to Ceridian, is not available to us because of a computer glitch? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? “Dear Uncle Sam! I can’t pay my taxes this year because my computer is having a mental breakdown and won’t spit out the numbers correctly!” Yeah, right! So why would this huge corporation (Ceridian) believe this is an acceptable excuse for the hard-working people who trust them with handling their money? IT’S NOT! I believe in FSA’s; however, I’m beginning to doubt the integrity of Ceridian.
And what’s the outcome of this? As of January 19, Ceridian are still withholding the money we entrusted to them, have done so for over a month, and they still don’t have the problem fixed. As well, we can’t claim off the 2009 account either as they have the balance wrong in that one! (We make regular deposits of $192 per paycheck, but they only have us credited with $57). So, as usual, the big corporation wins and the little people lose, and there's not a thing that can be done about it. What a surprise.
Click here to see what Ceridian says about "going above and beyond," which is the last item on the page. Now click here to see what Ceridian says about "worry free safety and reliability."
Here’s my story… The end of 2008 came around and my husband and I were looking forward to having a little extra cash in our bank account with the funds that Ceridian owed us. However, lo and behold! Ceridian didn’t pay up. Why, you may ask? Because Ceridian’s computer system had an end of the year “glitch” and our account balance was wrong on their end. Oh, but hey! They are “working on getting it fixed.”
Wow. I am so fed up with Corporate America. I’m tired of hearing about the oil companies making record-breaking profits while the rest of us struggle with the economy and sky-high gas prices. I’m tired of hearing about the bailout for the “Big Three” US automakers, while at the same time, Toyota and Honda are still making a profit because they don’t have to deal with outrageous and stupid union workers to bring them down. And are you aware that Ceridian’s annual revenue for 2007 was reported to be $1.7 billion(!), and yet they can’t reimburse a hard-working, middle-class family a measly $600 because of a “computer glitch!”
Something is terribly wrong with this picture. How is this allowed to happen? Our hard-earned money, which was entrusted to Ceridian, is not available to us because of a computer glitch? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? “Dear Uncle Sam! I can’t pay my taxes this year because my computer is having a mental breakdown and won’t spit out the numbers correctly!” Yeah, right! So why would this huge corporation (Ceridian) believe this is an acceptable excuse for the hard-working people who trust them with handling their money? IT’S NOT! I believe in FSA’s; however, I’m beginning to doubt the integrity of Ceridian.
And what’s the outcome of this? As of January 19, Ceridian are still withholding the money we entrusted to them, have done so for over a month, and they still don’t have the problem fixed. As well, we can’t claim off the 2009 account either as they have the balance wrong in that one! (We make regular deposits of $192 per paycheck, but they only have us credited with $57). So, as usual, the big corporation wins and the little people lose, and there's not a thing that can be done about it. What a surprise.
January 15, 2009
East versus West
With the playoffs going on right now, I think I’d really like to bitch about the Super Bowl from 2006. That was when Seattle played against Pittsburgh AND the guys in the striped shirts! That was one of the most disgusting displays of favoritism I had ever seen. And the media coverage was just as bad! It absolutely infuriates me that the East Coast teams are the media darlings. So, in my opinion, Pittsburgh had already won the game before they stepped on the field. The refs made damn sure of that!
I didn’t see close to the volume of news coverage for Seattle as I did for Pittsburgh. Everything was Pittsburgh this and Pittsburgh that…now why do you think that was? It’s because the media thinks that the East Coast teams are better money generators than the West Coast teams. Biased, biased, biased. Watch Sports Center one night…all the analyzers on that show favor one East Coast team or another.
I am not a sports fan in any sense of the word, but I can certainly tell when a hard-working team gets the shaft, as Seattle did that year, in ALL respects. This year, I would have loved to see Arizona and San Diego go to the Super Bowl – although had you listened to the media experts, neither of these teams should have even made it past the first round! Both are from the West Coast, and that would have thrown a huge monkey wrench in the press favorites! But had that actually happened, I’m sure the biased sportscasters would have found a way to dominate coverage for the East Coast regardless, with some dreadful ditty on the never-ending retirement decision from Brett Favre (which we can all look forward to again this year), or about poor Tom Brady’s injury that took him out for two years or something, or for that matter, the constant monotony about how New England should have been in the playoffs despite not qualifying, blah blah blah…
One final note…I personally don’t care who wins the Super Bowl in 2009 as long as they live west of the Mississippi! So turn up the heat, Arizona, and do the West Coast proud!
I didn’t see close to the volume of news coverage for Seattle as I did for Pittsburgh. Everything was Pittsburgh this and Pittsburgh that…now why do you think that was? It’s because the media thinks that the East Coast teams are better money generators than the West Coast teams. Biased, biased, biased. Watch Sports Center one night…all the analyzers on that show favor one East Coast team or another.
I am not a sports fan in any sense of the word, but I can certainly tell when a hard-working team gets the shaft, as Seattle did that year, in ALL respects. This year, I would have loved to see Arizona and San Diego go to the Super Bowl – although had you listened to the media experts, neither of these teams should have even made it past the first round! Both are from the West Coast, and that would have thrown a huge monkey wrench in the press favorites! But had that actually happened, I’m sure the biased sportscasters would have found a way to dominate coverage for the East Coast regardless, with some dreadful ditty on the never-ending retirement decision from Brett Favre (which we can all look forward to again this year), or about poor Tom Brady’s injury that took him out for two years or something, or for that matter, the constant monotony about how New England should have been in the playoffs despite not qualifying, blah blah blah…
One final note…I personally don’t care who wins the Super Bowl in 2009 as long as they live west of the Mississippi! So turn up the heat, Arizona, and do the West Coast proud!
January 12, 2009
United Parcel Service
Did anyone else in the world have trouble with UPS shipping this past Christmas? Or was it just the Washington/Oregon areas? This had to have been the worst season yet for receiving packages by way of the United Parcel Service or Federal Express, and quite frankly, I don’t understand it.
Okay…granted I’m originally from Arizona and have only lived in Washington State for just over two years, but isn’t Washington notorious for having a bit of “bad weather” during the winter? About two weeks before Christmas, we got a lovely little snowfall of a couple of feet. So maybe Washington isn’t quite as familiar with massive snowstorms, but come on now! How could UPS justifiably delay package delivery? We had no problem getting our mail during that time from the Postal Service, so again…just how does UPS justify not delivering packages because of “adverse weather conditions” in an area which usually has “adverse weather conditions” in the winter, and especially when UPS is so much more expensive than the Post Office?
My husband ordered me a Christmas present on the 15th of December and paid for EXPEDITED shipping via UPS. That expedited package didn’t arrive until January 2nd! Hey, how’s that for quick delivery? It actually sat in the UPS warehouse in a town only 20 miles away, from December 23rd until January 2nd. Wow! Great service, guys! “What can BROWN do for you?” How about deliver a friggin' package! We received about 5 post-Christmas packages that were all meant to be under the tree.
Now, don’t get me wrong. I totally appreciate all the hard work and extra hours that UPS puts in trying to ensure timely delivery during the holiday season year after year. BUT…in today’s economy, I can’t afford to pay for a service that doesn’t deliver…literally. Next year, I think I’ll stick to the good old reliable Post Office. Or at least have my online Christmas shopping done by July!
Okay…granted I’m originally from Arizona and have only lived in Washington State for just over two years, but isn’t Washington notorious for having a bit of “bad weather” during the winter? About two weeks before Christmas, we got a lovely little snowfall of a couple of feet. So maybe Washington isn’t quite as familiar with massive snowstorms, but come on now! How could UPS justifiably delay package delivery? We had no problem getting our mail during that time from the Postal Service, so again…just how does UPS justify not delivering packages because of “adverse weather conditions” in an area which usually has “adverse weather conditions” in the winter, and especially when UPS is so much more expensive than the Post Office?
My husband ordered me a Christmas present on the 15th of December and paid for EXPEDITED shipping via UPS. That expedited package didn’t arrive until January 2nd! Hey, how’s that for quick delivery? It actually sat in the UPS warehouse in a town only 20 miles away, from December 23rd until January 2nd. Wow! Great service, guys! “What can BROWN do for you?” How about deliver a friggin' package! We received about 5 post-Christmas packages that were all meant to be under the tree.
Now, don’t get me wrong. I totally appreciate all the hard work and extra hours that UPS puts in trying to ensure timely delivery during the holiday season year after year. BUT…in today’s economy, I can’t afford to pay for a service that doesn’t deliver…literally. Next year, I think I’ll stick to the good old reliable Post Office. Or at least have my online Christmas shopping done by July!
January 10, 2009
Teenagers
I am furious and fed up with the teenagers and “tweens” in my town. Those little brats think they own the world. So, as a result, they feel that they can walk into the street anytime they wish and cars driving along the road will automatically stop and slow down for these little hooligans.
Fine. Pedestrians have the right of way…always. And of course, no one driving a car wants to hit a person and live with the ultimate devastating outcome, whatever it may be. However, the brats in my town think that they don’t even have to look to cross the street!!! My friend was driving in town, very slowly in 2nd gear, and three teenage boys casually stepped into the street without looking and paid absolutely no attention to her coming down the road. She beeped her horn (and had she not been going so slow, would’ve had to slam on her breaks), and one of them turned to her and yelled, “Shut the f*** up and keep driving!” Had she not had her 3-year-old son in the car, she would have dialed 911 on her cell phone, followed the boys, and had the police explain the rules of the road to them.
Only TWO days later, I was driving downtown, going very slow, and a teenage girl ran right out in front of my car, hadn’t looked before she crossed the road, didn’t see me, stopped dead center in the middle of my car, dropped her mouth in shock that I was there, then kept on going! No sign whatsoever of being sorry…just a look of pure shock that a car would dare slow her down on her “mission” of getting somewhere.
I am the 42-year-old mother of a 4-year-old boy. Some people would think of 42 as being “middle aged,” but I don’t feel a day over 18. In that respect, I would have never acted this way as a teenager! My mother would have skinned me alive! Not only is it not safe, it’s downright rude!!! If I EVER saw my little boy even remotely behaving that way, then his ass would be mine! Not only do I fear for his life for doing something SO BLOODY STUPID, but I will NOT tolerate my child being rude to other people! If he learns one thing in life, he’s going to learn the Golden Rule…Do unto others as you would have them do unto you!
What the hell is the matter with the parents of today? Are some of them just too damn young to care about the welfare of their child??? If I had been in the same situation as my friend, I can’t guarantee that I would have seen those wretched boys and would’ve been able to stop in time. As a result, someone would have gotten hurt, and I’m pretty sure it wouldn’t have been me because I would’ve been the one in the car! Not only do parents need to teach their children the rules of the road, but they need to teach them the RESULTS AND CONSEQUENCES of such stupid behavior! Some good old fashioned manners wouldn’t hurt, either!
Feel free to agree, disagree, or post your own experiences by hitting the comments button below….
Fine. Pedestrians have the right of way…always. And of course, no one driving a car wants to hit a person and live with the ultimate devastating outcome, whatever it may be. However, the brats in my town think that they don’t even have to look to cross the street!!! My friend was driving in town, very slowly in 2nd gear, and three teenage boys casually stepped into the street without looking and paid absolutely no attention to her coming down the road. She beeped her horn (and had she not been going so slow, would’ve had to slam on her breaks), and one of them turned to her and yelled, “Shut the f*** up and keep driving!” Had she not had her 3-year-old son in the car, she would have dialed 911 on her cell phone, followed the boys, and had the police explain the rules of the road to them.
Only TWO days later, I was driving downtown, going very slow, and a teenage girl ran right out in front of my car, hadn’t looked before she crossed the road, didn’t see me, stopped dead center in the middle of my car, dropped her mouth in shock that I was there, then kept on going! No sign whatsoever of being sorry…just a look of pure shock that a car would dare slow her down on her “mission” of getting somewhere.
I am the 42-year-old mother of a 4-year-old boy. Some people would think of 42 as being “middle aged,” but I don’t feel a day over 18. In that respect, I would have never acted this way as a teenager! My mother would have skinned me alive! Not only is it not safe, it’s downright rude!!! If I EVER saw my little boy even remotely behaving that way, then his ass would be mine! Not only do I fear for his life for doing something SO BLOODY STUPID, but I will NOT tolerate my child being rude to other people! If he learns one thing in life, he’s going to learn the Golden Rule…Do unto others as you would have them do unto you!
What the hell is the matter with the parents of today? Are some of them just too damn young to care about the welfare of their child??? If I had been in the same situation as my friend, I can’t guarantee that I would have seen those wretched boys and would’ve been able to stop in time. As a result, someone would have gotten hurt, and I’m pretty sure it wouldn’t have been me because I would’ve been the one in the car! Not only do parents need to teach their children the rules of the road, but they need to teach them the RESULTS AND CONSEQUENCES of such stupid behavior! Some good old fashioned manners wouldn’t hurt, either!
Feel free to agree, disagree, or post your own experiences by hitting the comments button below….
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