Unemployment sucks

>>I hope this is of some help

It is, thanks. And welcome to the forums, I'm glad you found us.

Good luck with your own "red tape" adventure. I had bills from a doctors laboratory once for some tests during a month that I never saw a doctor... was a different person with the same last name, someone who lived in Iowa or Utah or something (I am in New Jersey) who for some reason had some tests done in Manhattan at the office of the same doctor that I use (maybe he was in town on vacation and got ill?) My doctor shared an office with three others, but some years ago left for his own practice, in the same building down the hall. The lab company said I had to talk to the doctor who ordered the tests to have it fixed. My doc said he didn't order these tests and to call the original office. The old office just said "Dr. Rubin isn't in this office anymore, call this number..."

It took awhile but I finally got it fixed.

>>If that was a question she asked me I probably would have said no, because my problem at the time was "panic disorder."

That's what I needed to hear. When I am "up" today I am going to try to follow through with reassesment with them. Right now I'm still asleep, got up to take my morning meds though.

BTW I filed on the internet, that is easiest for me because I still have problems calling people. That's going to make it hard to call today, unless I can find a "dispute" form on the website.

Good luck with all this, Dexter. Sounds grim. Perhaps it will help to remember that most of the social service people don't earn very much, hate the bureaucracy in which they labor as much as their clients, get burned out -- in short, they're only humans, as much as part of the "problem" as we are.

I empathize with the computer contact method -- I suspect it's part of the reason why I'm not finding work. Networking is not for me.

I have a little anecdote that always brings a smile to my lips when I recall it. When I was in graduate school, one of our professors was a very gentle man who was theoretically brilliant, kind, compassionate, highly introverted -- and so inept living in the world that his wife laid out his clothes for him to be sure he left the house with 2 socks the same color and generally presentable. One of the networking features of the annual job hunt for new grads are conference parties held by various universities in their suites at our huge annual conference.

As we students were being groomed for our job hunts, a student asked if it helped to go to all the parties. "Well, it wouldn't help *me*," the good doctor said, recognizing his own shortcomings, and the room broke out in laughter. I always think about that when I'm inclined to berate myself for not being skilled at networking. Bad networking is probably less help than letting one's light shine forth in other ways.

Maybe you can look for the "we buy houses" folks online, as well.

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(((((Dex)))))))
I wish I had some words of wisdom to give you, but I do not. I just wanted to let you know that I am here and am thinking about you.

Jessica

Hi Dex-

I hope your day went well and you were able to make some progress.

For some weird reason, my 'coming clean' here spurred me into uncharacteristic action and facing up to dealing with things. I stayed up all night (the only way I can do early mornings, and not really difficult, since not sleeping well or much or early is my forte) and I started calling the food stamp worker. An hour and a half and innumerable redials later, I gleaned the info that my worker is out sick, try again tomorrow. Sounds odd, but it's hopeful news that I even got that much info. No luck at all with the DMV. Never got through and went online. 3 hours later-no way in, no useful information except an automated email FAQ. I used that and got an email that said there was no answer for my query. So.....

Anyway, I hope you had better luck. Best to you.

I agree right now i'm unemployed.