I earlier this year had a horrible experience at the Social Security office. I got into the elevator on the ground floor, pressed 3 and was surprised to see that I had literally ascended into hell.

It was a large, bland, square room with folding chairs strewn about the center of it. There was a strange machine to the left of the elevator, a table with some papers strewn about it. The front of the room was lined with thick bullet proof glass, with circles cut out for intercoms that only emitted guttural hisses of garbled english – commands being barked by bitter, middle aged and over weight government employees.

I went to the machine, which was fashioned like an arcade game, it assigned me a number.. That was the only function of this five foot -nine inch by three foot monstrosity. I sat down awkwardly beside a grown man and what appeared to be his mother. As I looked around warily he asked me why I was there, “I lost my card.” “Oh, you’ll have to fill these forms out..” The office hadn’t been kind enough to post instructions on the walls with what to pertaining to your visit, luckily this man was. I would have been incredibly pissed if I had waited an hour to make it to the window only to be turned away to fill out a form and then be made to wait again.

There are constructive and more frivolous ways to address the grievances you have with your government. From calling your local congressmen, to organizing protests to playing a game. I found this novelty today, a military strategy. 2011: Obama’s Coup Fails, http://www.usofearth.com/2011-obamas-coup-fails.php

I earlier this year had a horrible experience at the Social Security office. I got into the elevator on the ground floor, pressed 3 and was surprised to see that I had literally ascended into hell.

It was a large, bland, square room with folding chairs strewn about the center of it. There was a strange machine to the left of the elevator, a table with some papers strewn about it. The front of the room was lined with thick bullet proof glass, with circles cut out for intercoms that only emitted guttural hisses of garbled english – commands being barked by bitter, middle aged and over weight government employees.

I went to the machine, which was fashioned like an arcade game, it assigned me a number.. That was the only function of this five foot -nine inch by three foot monstrosity. I sat down awkwardly beside a grown man and what appeared to be his mother. As I looked around warily he asked me why I was there, “I lost my card.” “Oh, you’ll have to fill these forms out..” The office hadn’t been kind enough to post instructions on the walls with what to pertaining to your visit, luckily this man was. I would have been incredibly pissed if I had waited an hour to make it to the window only to be turned away to fill out a form and then be made to wait again.

There are constructive and more frivolous ways to address the grievances you have with your government. From calling your local congressmen, to organizing protests to playing a game. I found this novelty today, a military strategy. 2011: Obama’s Coup Fails, http://www.usofearth.com/2011-obamas-coup-fails.php

Across the street from the Post Office at the UPS store, they give me a tracking number every time. If my stuff gets broken they make it right. And they’re nice to customers. If someone who works at the UPS store is a douchebag, they’re going to get fired. Chances are, they’re not going to hire a jerk anyway because it’s really a customer service business.

I had a doctor when we first moved here to Phoenix that I wasn’t happy with. She was nice, but I didn’t feel like she was really paying attention on the rare occasion when I went to see her. So I got another doctor and I’m happy.

Every year, we have the option to change our insurance plan through my wife’s work if we want to. If we were really unhappy with it, we could shop for our own insurance. Yes, it would be more expensive, but we at least have the option and the insurance companies know that. Insurance companies spend a lot of time and energy to win and keep customers because that’s the only way they stay in business and make money for the shareholders. When you look at the post office, or the DMV, or pretty much any government run office that deals with the public, you’ll find that they don’t give a shit and they don’t have to give a shit. You’re stuck with them.

I don’t want to be stuck with Obamacare.

Across the street from the Post Office at the UPS store, they give me a tracking number every time. If my stuff gets broken they make it right. And they’re nice to customers. If someone who works at the UPS store is a douchebag, they’re going to get fired. Chances are, they’re not going to hire a jerk anyway because it’s really a customer service business.

I had a doctor when we first moved here to Phoenix that I wasn’t happy with. She was nice, but I didn’t feel like she was really paying attention on the rare occasion when I went to see her. So I got another doctor and I’m happy.

Every year, we have the option to change our insurance plan through my wife’s work if we want to. If we were really unhappy with it, we could shop for our own insurance. Yes, it would be more expensive, but we at least have the option and the insurance companies know that. Insurance companies spend a lot of time and energy to win and keep customers because that’s the only way they stay in business and make money for the shareholders. When you look at the post office, or the DMV, or pretty much any government run office that deals with the public, you’ll find that they don’t give a shit and they don’t have to give a shit. You’re stuck with them.

I don’t want to be stuck with Obamacare.

I also noticed that government jobs which “serve” the people, are the only jobs without some kind of dorky mission statement talking about how they value customers.

I also noticed that government jobs which “serve” the people, are the only jobs without some kind of dorky mission statement talking about how they value customers.