Those little notes in that last panel. I want to say one of them says “Don’t Give Us A Reason To Deny You Service” and that other one says something like, “Did You Know Our Reps Paid Your Congressman $600,00 Not To Simplify This Process.”
If I’m wrong, then I imagine I’m close.
Also I love this desk person with the monstrous head. This page is really great in general. Very good job!
I'm not gonna assume that Darby is sitting in a mental health center; he could be at a College of Dentistry's out-patient clinic for all I know.
But this got me thinking of a peeve I have which I'd rather share here than on the Forum.
The peeve is about so-called Employee Assistance Programs.
These are pitched to employees as a free or inexpensive means of getting help for legal, financial, and mental health concerns. The web portal for these EAP's give you links to self-help documents, podcasts, and professionals contracted to EAP's of a network of employers.
If you go the live-professional route for your problem, you are limited to like 3 sessions. Then you have to pay out of pocket, unlike well-paid people who have full benefit plans.
I see the EAP as an excuse for an exploitative employer to pat themselves on the back and say, "Look! I'm helping!"
If only mental health centers were accessible to people. I picture this to be an accounting firm or insurance offices [if those even have receptionists]. A well-maintained, clean, quiet place...
EAPs are bullshit. Any healthcare system that comes out of your employer will be. And fuck those web portals too, as if it's any help with a health struggle to be thrown a shitstream of jargon-filled pamphlets and forms
A lot of people underestimate how much dealing with this stress fucks with you and how little time people have to negotiate with phone reps and fill out more forms
I love your attention to detail, Spike. I love how the worn away effect fades in the last two panels. You can totally feel Darby taking that breath that lets the anxiety finally simmer down.
If I’m wrong, then I imagine I’m close.
Also I love this desk person with the monstrous head. This page is really great in general. Very good job!
But this got me thinking of a peeve I have which I'd rather share here than on the Forum.
The peeve is about so-called Employee Assistance Programs.
These are pitched to employees as a free or inexpensive means of getting help for legal, financial, and mental health concerns. The web portal for these EAP's give you links to self-help documents, podcasts, and professionals contracted to EAP's of a network of employers.
If you go the live-professional route for your problem, you are limited to like 3 sessions. Then you have to pay out of pocket, unlike well-paid people who have full benefit plans.
I see the EAP as an excuse for an exploitative employer to pat themselves on the back and say, "Look! I'm helping!"
nyaaahhh :-p
EAPs are bullshit. Any healthcare system that comes out of your employer will be. And fuck those web portals too, as if it's any help with a health struggle to be thrown a shitstream of jargon-filled pamphlets and forms
A lot of people underestimate how much dealing with this stress fucks with you and how little time people have to negotiate with phone reps and fill out more forms