stargazer
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I just exploded at a government agency official who I thought was treating me disrespectfully after I'd waited on a long hold (to be expected) to the Social Security Administration. My expectation was that I would be treated with the same level of respect I had offered -- maybe she was in a bad mood.
(I also didn't think the information she gave me was factual. It was certainly unreasonable, but then, so is the SSA.)
This is the first time I've exploded in a really long time. I've snapped a few times (on the Internet, not in real life), but I haven't exploded like this. It scares me a little bit. Also, I'm concerned about how long it's going to take me to "come down." My hands and fingers are still shaking. I have to work today, and function.
When things like this happen, I tend to withdraw afterwards, and be too afraid to follow through with the beauracratic procedure, because I am scared I'll lose my cool again. All I was doing was asking for a change of address form, and she told me it had to go to my sister, because she's my Payee -- that made no sense to me.
Then I told her I had lost my Social Security Card, and she said she would send me the form to apply for a new one. I asked her, "does my sister also have to fill out THAT form?"
You're probably laughing (whoever you are) but I can assure you it got worse from there.
(I also didn't think the information she gave me was factual. It was certainly unreasonable, but then, so is the SSA.)
This is the first time I've exploded in a really long time. I've snapped a few times (on the Internet, not in real life), but I haven't exploded like this. It scares me a little bit. Also, I'm concerned about how long it's going to take me to "come down." My hands and fingers are still shaking. I have to work today, and function.
When things like this happen, I tend to withdraw afterwards, and be too afraid to follow through with the beauracratic procedure, because I am scared I'll lose my cool again. All I was doing was asking for a change of address form, and she told me it had to go to my sister, because she's my Payee -- that made no sense to me.
Then I told her I had lost my Social Security Card, and she said she would send me the form to apply for a new one. I asked her, "does my sister also have to fill out THAT form?"
You're probably laughing (whoever you are) but I can assure you it got worse from there.