Nowhere Girl19h ago

90% of my interactions with government and business entities go like this.

THEM: "You did not follow the rules. Please start the process over from the very beginning and -- "

ME: "No, fuck you. Your rules are stupid but I already followed them. Here is the proof."

THEM: "Oh. Okay. Here you go."

Show threadNowhere Girl19h ago
You can solve so many problems once you break through to a real human being, which is why they don't want you to do that, and once they stop trying to get rid of you to lighten their own workload.
Show threadNowhere Girl
And I hate having to pull this "let me speak with your manager" bullshit but it's just necessary a lot of the time because front line workers never have the authority to do anything except repeat the phone script at you.
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Show threadNowhere Girl19h ago
Life would be a lot easier for everyone if it wasn't standard policy to stonewall people from accessing benefits and services.
Show threadNowhere Girl18h ago
Like, it's bad enough when corporations turn everything into rent-seeking but government gatekeeping of public goods is just fucking infuriating.
Show threadJ4ck19h ago
@gwynnion I can't click like hard enough.