Mediocre Medical Plan - How can a medical provider give its employees a high deductible plan owned by their company and pretty much require use of their facilities or pay high out-of-network fees? Going to their competitor Novant is a big no-no, and they are not covered as in-network even though medical provider states it is in-network for the rest of the plans. You don't really get much of a discount on the Atrium services either (plus their lower than normal 75/25 plan). Premiums for the benefits are high for the employee part as well. Atrium only pays around 30 to 40% of the overall premium per their own literature. PTO is figured in for everyone as if your position is a nurse or doctor, even if you work in a cubicle/office. You must use PTO for holidays, which I have never experienced in any setting. They do provide extra time per pay period to make up for it, but you get nothing to begin with (so don't join the company around the Thanksgiving/Christmas holidays unless you like to start off with tons of negative time). Salary employees are treated like hourly employees. Internet connections in the office are slower than dial-up most of the time and cause excessive waste of time. Seems there are too many programs or services that do similar processes.
