Jace D. is a member of VSP's Corporate Public Relations Team.
I’m not much of a brown bag lunch type of guy. To me, PB&J sandwiches are only exciting for about this….long. Thankfully, I’m spoiled rotten at work with the options coming out of our two amazing cafés on campus: Visions Café and Specs, which are run through a partnership with VSP and Bon Appétit. Here’s a short list of why I love the food at work:
1. Quality – The majority of the food on the menu is grown and bought locally. “Farm to Fork” as they call it, is the café’s way of supporting the local farming communities and in turn, providing the freshest food to people like me on the other end.
2. Value – I’m getting a healthy meal with exceptional taste for less money than I would spend on some processed slop at the nearest drive-thru (sadly, a temptation I still live with).
3. The Wow Factor – Whenever a business partner, friend, or family member joins me for lunch, they are blown away at the food and service VSP employees enjoy every day.
4. Variety – The menu is packed with choices, and they change daily. From fresh fish, to vegetarian dishes, to wraps, there is truly something for everyone.
5. Just look at it! (But pardon the cell phone quality picture – it doesn’t do my lunch justice)
Hungry yet?
Wow. I would love to see VSP when times weren’t hard. I seem to remember lots of faxes and letters reminding me how terrible the economy was and how my payments were going to be cut. As a huge VSP provider I sure like seeing what my sacrifices are giving good old VSP. You guys should be ashamed of yourselves and you will soon be finished with because of your arrogance and apologetic policies. When I started this business I was so scared of losing VSP. Now, I wait for you to fold.
Glad to know my reimbursements are being cut so you can enjoy fantastic lunches and other corporate perks. I’m posting this in my office so patients will know where their VSP premium dollars are going and why their $2 case allowance has been cut. The link is also going to all VSP patient e-mails. This from a guy in “corporate public relations”. Geesh.
Once upon a time VSP’s motto was “by optometrists, for optometrists” It seems you have moved well past this motto.
My exam reimbursement is about half of what Medicare pays and less than Medicaid pays for a well visit exam. No COLA increase in years.
So many rank and file optometrists now regret ever doing business with VSP. You really have changed — worse.
But I never thought you’d be from the Marie Antoinette school of cake eating at VSP. Bon Appetit, Indeed.
Perhaps it’s time for chopping the Corporate PR dept.
Off with their heads!
Thanks for your comment. I’m sorry if my blog post was misleading in any way. Most companies with a large number of employees often have cafés on campus, like VSP, where employees can purchase their own lunch.
Thank you VSP for making sacrifices while optometrists are being forced to shrink their margins to nothing. You guys are going to run yourself out of business with all your arrogance and extravagence. Eyemed is looking better all the time.
It’s way too early for me to be this hungry.
mmm-MMM! that picture makes my hungry. Tomorrow we’ve got indian food and spicy tuna rolls.
Jace,
I understand VSP’s desire to keep their employees happy. How much does your lunch cost? (Compared to fast food slop?) Can you find out if VSP is subsidizing every one of the thousands of meals prepared daily?
The providers out in the field should know what sacrifices the VSP employees are making due to the “difficult market conditions”.
At a reduced rate. That is key. Do you know how much I would have to pay for that food? Do you think I could afford to install facilities that provided my hard working staff the same comforts. Times ain’t so tough at VSP. Cost cutting is hurting me, but allows for subsidized gourmet luches for their employees.
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