23rd September, 2011
Today was my third visit to the Riverhead Social Security Office. I went there the day after I arrived like I was supposed to. They said that I would receive my social security card in 4 weeks but that I could work in the meantime. The company that said they would give me a job, however, needed to have a copy of my social security card. This meant that I had to return to Long Island for a while.
After arriving back to Long Island, I rang up the Social Security Office to inquire about the status of my application. They said that they could not give me any information over the phone. I had to call into the office. I had to cycle for an hour each way and wait 90 minutes for someone to talk to me. She then informed me that nothing had gone through (this was over 3 weeks later). It's a good thing that I stopped by as they wouldn't have told me anything otherwise. They said that I would have to wait another 10 days.
10 days later, I still haven't received the card. I ring up the woman in the office and she said that it just went through and that it should take another 10 days. She has the number but can't give it to me over the phone.
This leads to my fourth visit to the office. This was a relatively pain-free visit. I was finally able to get my social security number. I will have to wait another few days for the card.
After all that hassle, I rang up the company that wanted it before I start the job with them and in the end, they don't even need it now. They will need it when I get there alright though.
I can see why Americans love capitalism so much. It's because their public sector is even worse that Europe's.
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