I have a house I rent from my employer. So instead of me just paying my utility bills directly, now they pay it for me, then I have to research how much they've paid, and then I have to pay it myself into the work computer which doesn't have any line-item for "employee utilities" and I don't really trust that they've seen I've actually paid it. So much better! And we're paying some outside company to do this all for us, too. I guess it's to monitor our use, but since I pay for my own use, what's it to them?
My state also has a "Law Enforcement Special Supplement" which pays me money between retirement and age 62. It's called a "benefit" but I have to pay for it each month. For me, I'll be paying more into it than I get out of it. I don't understand how they can make this payment mandatory, like it's a forced-annuity or something. I'd like my $50,000 back and you can keep your "benefit".