Pumps' Perplexities

Once upon a time there was an employment "benefit
package"......At a job interview, the interviewer would
openly state all the benefits you would receive it you
decided to join their company....Boy have times changed....

In the 60s-70s your interviewer could offer you
medical coverage from two insurance plans....One
free and the other you paid for.....Or, you could sign
up for both.....The paid plan was about $12 month for
a "family plan" and for $2 extra you could get dental....

Things began to change in the 80's because you were no
longer offered 14 holidays and 2 weeks vacation after
one year of employment......

In the 90's medical plans began to change and holidays
reduced to the bare minimum....(Election Day use to be
a holiday -- Are they trying to bring that one back?)....

Today if you are non-union, you can expect 6-8 holidays,
monthly medical contributions of almost $100 along
with a $15-20 co-pay for a doctor's visit......And a lot
of people still say that the olde days were not that
great.....Who are they trying to kid?......

Oh, by the way, years ago "hospitals" were not big
business....Now we have "hospital chains" like
McDonalds and Pizza Hut....Pumps