Barbara Ward-Finneran
Kindly pay attention, that's
Barbara, capital W, a, r, d, hyphen, capital F,i,n,n,e,r,a,n. I have spelt my name that way for over 17 years now and have often had to verbalize it in just that way to be sure it is correct in the system. My attention to detail matters not, if the person you are dealing with in the "system" is not a detail person. Is it absolutely beyond a reasonable deduction to expect a government agency to get something right?!
I know it's not the usual day for
"Random Rants".......... But, I need to VENT!
The last 18 hours, minus the few spent sleeping, have been a nonstop sticky, messed up, gigantic tangle of red tape. And, that's putting it mildly! Paper pushing, bureaucratic, nonsense, that equaled a system error in epic proportions for me personally.
I am not in shock by the fact that "the system" has issues. Having battled with the Social Security system for years for both my husband and son, I know it's the exception, rather then the rule that things get done right the first time. I am all too aware that that usually that means I have to spend time and energy to correct situation and "help" someone do THEIR job. I am used to being an advocate. I am just not usually the "victim" who needs assistance.