The Social Security Office is on Crack

Dec. 27, 2007

I go to the SS office and fill out the paper work to change my name.

It is supposed to come in 2 weeks.

Last week, I finally call the 1800 number and she says it was maybe returned, so I should call the office directly.

All I can say is Dis-friggin-aster.

The guy answers and is very nice and asked who I worked with, was it a man or woman? AA or white? Hell if I know, it has been 2 months. Supposedly I can only talk to the person who processed my claim. Um, say what?

I have a record number but he doesn't know how to look that up. Um, why the hell are you answering the phones?

Anyway, we have a 10 minute ridiculously circular conversation that resulted in me finally getting transferred to his supervisor. I got her voicemail and slammed the phone down.

I guess I am going to have to go back in person.

I have honestly never heard of such a thing. They give me a record number as confirmation, but then won’t use it to look up my record to see what the f happened.

Meanwhile someone is applying for citizenship as me because my SS is floating around DC. Wonderful.