US Social Security Administration

Would be nice if I didn't have to wait an eternity to get thru on the phone just to ask a simple question.. and of course, I never got through.

Trying to get ahold of them, 1h waiting on the phone, nobody cares in here?

Yall in the business of just hanging up on people

Just got off the phone with some rude sounding lady. I asked if they were doing walk ins for name change on SSC and before I could even get done she was like “Noooo....all buildings are closed nationwide.” I just ended the call. I only asked because it still says open till 4pm with google search so I was just confused.

Surrender all who enter here.... The website says that they are open, but they are really closed (presumably to celebrate black Friday). Their hours are only from 9 to 4 Monday through Friday, and so you have to take off work to come back on Monday. You can not renew your ID because your social security card dissolved after 30 years, but you now need your social security card to renew your ID. Because you were unable to renew your ID, it is expired (by 4 days btw), you can not get your social security card... and so you are here in bureaucratic purgatory. They tell you that if you have a question, you need to call their toll free number. Under no circumstances are you to approach a window. No one is stationed to answer casual questions. They then tell you that you are not allowed to use your phone... so really you are out of luck. They then warn you against going to the bathroom or out for a smoke because you might miss your number, and if you miss your number you are out of luck. After waiting for two hours they tell you that your birth certificate is not enough... what they need for some random reason is your medical identification number. Go figure! You react to all of this rudeness with disappointment after having wasted three hours of a work day, and they tell you that you are disrupting the office and need to leave. You see that the two security guards are looming behind you because your spirit is showing. You are treated like livestock and are punished for any attempts that you might make to maintain your personal autonomy. We no longer live in a democracy. If you still believe that you are free, spend an afternoon here. God help you if you have the misfortune of being homeless or without health care. If you have no address and/or do not have this Medical Identification Number due to lack of health care access-- between here and the BMV... you are out of luck. You no longer exist.