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An Allstate employee from corporate called yesterday while I was driving back from Gatlinburg to get this sorted out. She said that the agents have no record of receiving the bill...ever. None of the 6 times we have sent it to them. I told her I was driving and to send me an email and I would reply with, yet another copy of the bill. She said great, we confirmed my email address twice and guess what...no email from her.
Sorry for your horrible Kafakaesque insurance experience. Can you send the bill via certified mail? Obviously it's insane that you should have to do this but it sounds like they're either the stupidest fucking people on earth or they're trying to dodge this bill for some reason.
I was pissed off enough yesterday enough to where I thought about taking the bill and a printout of the entire email chain where I've sent it to their office multiple times directly to their office.
I am about 85% positive that my cousin is not only defrauding (is that the word I want? I don't know. I'm angry.) our grandmother but stealing her identity.
I don't like to wish terrible things on people, especially family, but on her I wish nothing but the worst. The absolute fucking worst.
The worst part is that my grandma refuses to believe that she doing it. ughhhhhhh
Ugh. It's disgusting how common this is... Is your cousin her "caretaker"?
Nope. She's independent. My parents and I live 5 minutes away. My cousin lives in New Hampshire.
When my grandpa was sick, it was us that helped out. My aunt & cousins came down twice in the 5 years he was battling cancer. My aunt lives 45 minutes away. They're all making our lives hell now that he's passed. I can't blame my grandma for not believing that her eldest granddaughter is doing this to her, but it's getting to the point where she isn't going to have anything. She just lets them take and take and take. Like, there were large inheritances left for my mom & I when my grandfather passed away. When my mom took my grandma to the lawyer to settle his will and transfer everything, she found out that my aunt and cousins got it all before he died. Because he bought them a house with it. So, in the end, when my grandma passes away (which will hopefully not be for a million more years), my parents and I get her house that has a large lien on it and my scumbag aunt & cousins get everything else. It's not the money, it's the principle. I watched my grandfather slowly die from cancer. We took him to treatment. We got the bad news delivered to our faces and held his hand. We made the arrangements when he died. My cousins were calling dibs on his things before he was even cold and the funeral director took him out of the house. He was still in his bed!
This cousin has already been to jail for fraud/identity theft. I just want her gone for good now. I feel bad for her kids. But they're all scumbags and I can't wait to tell them all to fuck off and rot. I'm so so angry.
Sorry for your horrible Kafakaesque insurance experience. Can you send the bill via certified mail? Obviously it's insane that you should have to do this but it sounds like they're either the stupidest fucking people on earth or they're trying to dodge this bill for some reason.
I was pissed off enough yesterday enough to where I thought about taking the bill and a printout of the entire email chain where I've sent it to their office multiple times directly to their office.
That is horrendous. Best of luck in your fight. Don't end up on World Star.
Ugh. It's disgusting how common this is... Is your cousin her "caretaker"?
Nope. She's independent. My parents and I live 5 minutes away. My cousin lives in New Hampshire.
When my grandpa was sick, it was us that helped out. My aunt & cousins came down twice in the 5 years he was battling cancer. My aunt lives 45 minutes away. They're all making our lives hell now that he's passed. I can't blame my grandma for not believing that her eldest granddaughter is doing this to her, but it's getting to the point where she isn't going to have anything. She just lets them take and take and take. Like, there were large inheritances left for my mom & I when my grandfather passed away. When my mom took my grandma to the lawyer to settle his will and transfer everything, she found out that my aunt and cousins got it all before he died. Because he bought them a house with it. So, in the end, when my grandma passes away (which will hopefully not be for a million more years), my parents and I get her house that has a large lien on it and my scumbag aunt & cousins get everything else. It's not the money, it's the principle. I watched my grandfather slowly die from cancer. We took him to treatment. We got the bad news delivered to our faces and held his hand. We made the arrangements when he died. My cousins were calling dibs on his things before he was even cold and the funeral director took him out of the house. He was still in his bed!
This cousin has already been to jail for fraud/identity theft. I just want her gone for good now. I feel bad for her kids. But they're all scumbags and I can't wait to tell them all to fuck off and rot. I'm so so angry.
I'm so sorry. People are the freaking WORST in these situations, and they sound like supremely scummy people.
Our surgery has been pushed back to the 11th. They didn't realize one of the surgeons was going to be out of town. So now that gives me 19 days to recover before our spring break DC trip. Sigh.
Our surgery has been pushed back to the 11th. They didn't realize one of the surgeons was going to be out of town. So now that gives me 19 days to recover before our spring break DC trip. Sigh.
Ack, that isn't much time for rest! Shall we rent you one of these?
Our surgery has been pushed back to the 11th. They didn't realize one of the surgeons was going to be out of town. So now that gives me 19 days to recover before our spring break DC trip. Sigh.
Ack, that isn't much time for rest! Shall we rent you one of these?
Plus side of having three kids - they can take turns pulling.
so, I went to a walk-in clinic this week for a possible uti. Turns out, I had a uti but also glucose (sugar) in my urine. Urged me to go get some blood work done to rule out diabetes. That scares me bc I had gestational diabetes 5 years ago when i was pregnant with my son. i've been feeling fine lately but diabetes is a huge lifestyle change, one I could make as I've done it previously but only for 9 months. And I know i shouldn't worry about it until the doctor tells me something specific but I worry if I do have it, how that will affect me at bonnaroo this year. Last year I managed to not eat much bc the humidity was so bad and I survived on gatorade.
Anyway, I go next Tuesday so any positive thoughts or prayers (if you're that kind of person) would be welcomed. I know it's not as serious as what some of you other people are dealing with but it's still got me worried.
Ugh. It's disgusting how common this is... Is your cousin her "caretaker"?
Nope. She's independent. My parents and I live 5 minutes away. My cousin lives in New Hampshire.
When my grandpa was sick, it was us that helped out. My aunt & cousins came down twice in the 5 years he was battling cancer. My aunt lives 45 minutes away. They're all making our lives hell now that he's passed. I can't blame my grandma for not believing that her eldest granddaughter is doing this to her, but it's getting to the point where she isn't going to have anything. She just lets them take and take and take. Like, there were large inheritances left for my mom & I when my grandfather passed away. When my mom took my grandma to the lawyer to settle his will and transfer everything, she found out that my aunt and cousins got it all before he died. Because he bought them a house with it. So, in the end, when my grandma passes away (which will hopefully not be for a million more years), my parents and I get her house that has a large lien on it and my scumbag aunt & cousins get everything else. It's not the money, it's the principle. I watched my grandfather slowly die from cancer. We took him to treatment. We got the bad news delivered to our faces and held his hand. We made the arrangements when he died. My cousins were calling dibs on his things before he was even cold and the funeral director took him out of the house. He was still in his bed!
This cousin has already been to jail for fraud/identity theft. I just want her gone for good now. I feel bad for her kids. But they're all scumbags and I can't wait to tell them all to fuck off and rot. I'm so so angry.
I sadly have a cousin just like this. her and my aunt have run my grandmother dry and it's disgusting. it's all about what they can GET out of everything. my grandmother and I aren't all that close anymore due to me pulling away from this entire situation. it's horribly sad and so damn wrong. I feel you
so, I went to a walk-in clinic this week for a possible uti. Turns out, I had a uti but also glucose (sugar) in my urine. Urged me to go get some blood work done to rule out diabetes. That scares me bc I had gestational diabetes 5 years ago when i was pregnant with my son. i've been feeling fine lately but diabetes is a huge lifestyle change, one I could make as I've done it previously but only for 9 months. And I know i shouldn't worry about it until the doctor tells me something specific but I worry if I do have it, how that will affect me at bonnaroo this year. Last year I managed to not eat much bc the humidity was so bad and I survived on gatorade.
Anyway, I go next Tuesday so any positive thoughts or prayers (if you're that kind of person) would be welcomed. I know it's not as serious as what some of you other people are dealing with but it's still got me worried.
Thanks!!
hoping your labs come back ok. keep us updated!!! HUGS
so, I went to a walk-in clinic this week for a possible uti. Turns out, I had a uti but also glucose (sugar) in my urine. Urged me to go get some blood work done to rule out diabetes. That scares me bc I had gestational diabetes 5 years ago when i was pregnant with my son. i've been feeling fine lately but diabetes is a huge lifestyle change, one I could make as I've done it previously but only for 9 months. And I know i shouldn't worry about it until the doctor tells me something specific but I worry if I do have it, how that will affect me at bonnaroo this year. Last year I managed to not eat much bc the humidity was so bad and I survived on gatorade.
Anyway, I go next Tuesday so any positive thoughts or prayers (if you're that kind of person) would be welcomed. I know it's not as serious as what some of you other people are dealing with but it's still got me worried.
Thanks!!
Hopin' it's not diabetes, girl! I gotta live with it every day, so if you had questions lemme know.
I have been unemployed since my position was eliminated due to corporate downsizing in April 2015. I have applied for literally hundreds of positions and my unemployment benefits have now expired. I have zero income.
Last week I was contacted by a recruiter about a position. I was told "I was a shoe in" for the job. A day later I was contacted by the same recruiter saying that they found an even better position for me. I went into their office for a face to face interview and was told that company 2 wanted to schedule a phone interview for today.
The time came and went...no call. I called the recruiter and was told that the company decided to not go forward with the phone interview based entirely on the fact that I do not have a degree. Even though the job description and my 16 years experience perfectly mirror each other. Companies are more than welcome to have their own hiring criteria, I get that. So I ask about the original job that I was a "shoe in" for. I was told the company thought I was overqualified for the position and would get bored...Jesus Christ, I just want a job. I want to work, I need to work.
Classic not enough education/too much experience I guess? I have been assured by several people who have worked in executive positions that experience trumps degrees in a lot of cases. I guess I have not been lucky enough to find one of those cases. I understand that some the responsibility falls on myself for not continuing my education. To make up for that I worked my ass off to gain the equivalent experience...that strategy seems to be biting me in the ass now. I am extremely frustrated, to put it mildly, and transitioning from from the mindset of "This job search is taking longer than I expected...hang in there" to "This is really starting to get scary"
I have been unemployed since my position was eliminated due to corporate downsizing in April 2015. I have applied for literally hundreds of positions and my unemployment benefits have now expired. I have zero income.
Last week I was contacted by a recruiter about a position. I was told "I was a shoe in" for the job. A day later I was contacted by the same recruiter saying that they found an even better position for me. I went into their office for a face to face interview and was told that company 2 wanted to schedule a phone interview for today.
The time came and went...no call. I called the recruiter and was told that the company decided to not go forward with the phone interview based entirely on the fact that I do not have a degree. Even though the job description and my 16 years experience perfectly mirror each other. Companies are more than welcome to have their own hiring criteria, I get that. So I ask about the original job that I was a "shoe in" for. I was told the company thought I was overqualified for the position and would get bored...Jesus Christ, I just want a job. I want to work, I need to work.
Classic not enough education/too much experience I guess? I have been assured by several people who have worked in executive positions that experience trumps degrees in a lot of cases. I guess I have not been lucky enough to find one of those cases. I understand that some the responsibility falls on myself for not continuing my education. To make up for that I worked my ass off to gain the equivalent experience...that strategy seems to be biting me in the ass now. I am extremely frustrated, to put it mildly, and transitioning from from the mindset of "This job search is taking longer than I expected...hang in there" to "This is really starting to get scary"
Ok, rant over.
That's awful, man. The only advice I can give you is to maybe find part time work on the side in the interim, even if you're making peanuts.
What is your job field and experience, if you don't mind me asking?
I have been unemployed since my position was eliminated due to corporate downsizing in April 2015. I have applied for literally hundreds of positions and my unemployment benefits have now expired. I have zero income.
Last week I was contacted by a recruiter about a position. I was told "I was a shoe in" for the job. A day later I was contacted by the same recruiter saying that they found an even better position for me. I went into their office for a face to face interview and was told that company 2 wanted to schedule a phone interview for today.
The time came and went...no call. I called the recruiter and was told that the company decided to not go forward with the phone interview based entirely on the fact that I do not have a degree. Even though the job description and my 16 years experience perfectly mirror each other. Companies are more than welcome to have their own hiring criteria, I get that. So I ask about the original job that I was a "shoe in" for. I was told the company thought I was overqualified for the position and would get bored...Jesus Christ, I just want a job. I want to work, I need to work.
Classic not enough education/too much experience I guess? I have been assured by several people who have worked in executive positions that experience trumps degrees in a lot of cases. I guess I have not been lucky enough to find one of those cases. I understand that some the responsibility falls on myself for not continuing my education. To make up for that I worked my ass off to gain the equivalent experience...that strategy seems to be biting me in the ass now. I am extremely frustrated, to put it mildly, and transitioning from from the mindset of "This job search is taking longer than I expected...hang in there" to "This is really starting to get scary"
Ok, rant over.
I am so sorry you are going through this. The job searching for long extended periods of time is so hard and frustrating. It can really make you second guess yourself, your job field and career choices. Do they have something like labor ready or job works in your area? When Jeremy is home too long he goes to labor ready and they send him out to jobs that day. They give him a credit card and he gets paid daily on. Usually it is all different types of jobs from laying floor to "maintenance" at the aquarium (he loved that job), but it is labor jobs. Not sure what you do but maybe that might hold you over until you find something in your field.
I have been unemployed since my position was eliminated due to corporate downsizing in April 2015. I have applied for literally hundreds of positions and my unemployment benefits have now expired. I have zero income.
Last week I was contacted by a recruiter about a position. I was told "I was a shoe in" for the job. A day later I was contacted by the same recruiter saying that they found an even better position for me. I went into their office for a face to face interview and was told that company 2 wanted to schedule a phone interview for today.
The time came and went...no call. I called the recruiter and was told that the company decided to not go forward with the phone interview based entirely on the fact that I do not have a degree. Even though the job description and my 16 years experience perfectly mirror each other. Companies are more than welcome to have their own hiring criteria, I get that. So I ask about the original job that I was a "shoe in" for. I was told the company thought I was overqualified for the position and would get bored...Jesus Christ, I just want a job. I want to work, I need to work.
Classic not enough education/too much experience I guess? I have been assured by several people who have worked in executive positions that experience trumps degrees in a lot of cases. I guess I have not been lucky enough to find one of those cases. I understand that some the responsibility falls on myself for not continuing my education. To make up for that I worked my ass off to gain the equivalent experience...that strategy seems to be biting me in the ass now. I am extremely frustrated, to put it mildly, and transitioning from from the mindset of "This job search is taking longer than I expected...hang in there" to "This is really starting to get scary"
Ok, rant over.
That's awful, man. The only advice I can give you is to maybe find part time work on the side in the interim, even if you're making peanuts.
What is your job field and experience, if you don't mind me asking?
IT/call center technology/management
Yea, I have tried the part time for peanuts route a little. I get the same response (or no response) over qualified...no way you will stay long enough to make it worth our while. All I can do is keep searching. I am doing that, not giving up, but all the above happened this morning. So I went to bed feeling pretty good about things ans by 10:00am that was all gone. Quite the shift in a small amount of time. :-)
I have been unemployed since my position was eliminated due to corporate downsizing in April 2015. I have applied for literally hundreds of positions and my unemployment benefits have now expired. I have zero income.
Last week I was contacted by a recruiter about a position. I was told "I was a shoe in" for the job. A day later I was contacted by the same recruiter saying that they found an even better position for me. I went into their office for a face to face interview and was told that company 2 wanted to schedule a phone interview for today.
The time came and went...no call. I called the recruiter and was told that the company decided to not go forward with the phone interview based entirely on the fact that I do not have a degree. Even though the job description and my 16 years experience perfectly mirror each other. Companies are more than welcome to have their own hiring criteria, I get that. So I ask about the original job that I was a "shoe in" for. I was told the company thought I was overqualified for the position and would get bored...Jesus Christ, I just want a job. I want to work, I need to work.
Classic not enough education/too much experience I guess? I have been assured by several people who have worked in executive positions that experience trumps degrees in a lot of cases. I guess I have not been lucky enough to find one of those cases. I understand that some the responsibility falls on myself for not continuing my education. To make up for that I worked my ass off to gain the equivalent experience...that strategy seems to be biting me in the ass now. I am extremely frustrated, to put it mildly, and transitioning from from the mindset of "This job search is taking longer than I expected...hang in there" to "This is really starting to get scary"
Ok, rant over.
Hang in there. I went through a long time of unemployment a few years back. It was rough. The worst part of it for me was having to settle for something that I didn't want to do or didn't pay enough. You have to take something out of your usual job just to make ends meet. Keep your head up though, something will work out for you.
That's awful, man. The only advice I can give you is to maybe find part time work on the side in the interim, even if you're making peanuts.
What is your job field and experience, if you don't mind me asking?
IT/call center technology/management
Yea, I have tried the part time for peanuts route a little. I get the same response (or no response) over qualified...no way you will stay long enough to make it worth our while. All I can do is keep searching. I am doing that, not giving up, but all the above happened this morning. So I went to bed feeling pretty good about things ans by 10:00am that was all gone. Quite the shift in a small amount of time. :-)
Have you taken advantage of billybaroo's resume polishing services? I've heard good things. Also, it can never hurt.
Yea, I have tried the part time for peanuts route a little. I get the same response (or no response) over qualified...no way you will stay long enough to make it worth our while. All I can do is keep searching. I am doing that, not giving up, but all the above happened this morning. So I went to bed feeling pretty good about things ans by 10:00am that was all gone. Quite the shift in a small amount of time. :-)
Have you taken advantage of billybaroo's resume polishing services? I've heard good things. Also, it can never hurt.
I was going to suggest this also! billybaroo is the man.
I've been waiting in the doctor's office for forty-five minutes for a scheduled appointment. Not in the waiting room with the TVs and stuff. Sitting on a paper covered bench in a silent room.
I've been waiting in the doctor's office for forty-five minutes for a scheduled appointment. Not in the waiting room with the TVs and stuff. Sitting on a paper covered bench in a silent room.
I once waited over an hour. At the gyno/ob. Undressed, with the paper sheet. I was in tears I was so mad, and I left before getting seen.
I've been waiting in the doctor's office for forty-five minutes for a scheduled appointment. Not in the waiting room with the TVs and stuff. Sitting on a paper covered bench in a silent room.
I once waited over an hour. At the gyno/ob. Undressed, with the paper sheet. I was in tears I was so mad, and I left before getting seen.
I waited in the waiting room (as the only patient) at a specialist once for 45 minutes. I left and didn't go back.
I once waited over an hour. At the gyno/ob. Undressed, with the paper sheet. I was in tears I was so mad, and I left before getting seen.
I waited in the waiting room (as the only patient) at a specialist once for 45 minutes. I left and didn't go back.
Doctor offices are horrible about this type of thing. I fucking hate it. When I was dealing with my E.Coli infection 5 years ago, I would just take the whole day off. It would be a 4 hour day at the office, between the waiting room wait, the in the room waiting for the doctor, then seeing the doctor and them bringing in interns and whatnot and any other thing you have to do while there. I fucking hate going to the doctor's office.
I once waited over an hour. At the gyno/ob. Undressed, with the paper sheet. I was in tears I was so mad, and I left before getting seen.
I waited in the waiting room (as the only patient) at a specialist once for 45 minutes. I left and didn't go back.
These are the times that try men's souls and as such, it is when you pretend you thought you were there for (only works for males, I guess) a sperm sample, hence the ruffled People magazine with the Murphy Brown cover and the uh, well, yeah, maybe don't leave me this way for so long next time Doc.
GRRRRRRRRR I'm really steamed. I just read all 357 pages of The GRRRRRRRRR Thread thinking there must be some bears somewhere in the thread. But no, I didn't find one single growling bear, no lions, or even any slightly upset dogs who didn't want to be bothered by cameras while at the supper dish. GRRRRRRRRR I was mislead by my own misunderstanding of GRRRRRRRR, and somewhat let down not to find any bears. I'm more unhappy about my inability to find a better job since I've hit a lower than expected ceiling with my company, due largely to nepotism and mismanagement at the top, but some growling bears would have helped a little. And having a job beats the alternative, I guess. Sometimes I wish a bear or two would go all GRRRRRR on our corporate office.
GRRRRRRRRR I'm really steamed. I just read all 357 pages of The GRRRRRRRRR Thread thinking there must be some bears somewhere in the thread. But no, I didn't find one single growling bear, no lions, or even any slightly upset dogs who didn't want to be bothered by cameras while at the supper dish. GRRRRRRRRR I was mislead by my own misunderstanding of GRRRRRRRR, and somewhat let down not to find any bears. I'm more unhappy about my inability to find a better job since I've hit a lower than expected ceiling with my company, due largely to nepotism and mismanagement at the top, but some growling bears would have helped a little. And having a job beats the alternative, I guess. Sometimes I wish a bear or two would go all GRRRRRR on our corporate office.
While I was at work tonight, someone stole my $300 roof basket from my car while it was sitting in the parking lot. This is only 3 weeks after my house was robbed. Can I get some good news, please?
pic to show what they took, so you guys can understand that it's not exactly an easy thing to just take.
Guys!! You're not gonna believe this.
Today while driving a block from my house I saw my roof basket on a neighbors car. Due to some marks I made installing it I knew it was mine. The neighbor said he bought it off a random guy, and since there wasn't really anyway to prove it was mine I told the neighbor that if he wanted to give it back I'd give him some money but I didn't get my hopes up.
15 minutes ago the guy just returned it, and asked for no money in return. Holy shit.
GRRRRRRRRR I'm really steamed. I just read all 357 pages of The GRRRRRRRRR Thread thinking there must be some bears somewhere in the thread. But no, I didn't find one single growling bear, no lions, or even any slightly upset dogs who didn't want to be bothered by cameras while at the supper dish. GRRRRRRRRR I was mislead by my own misunderstanding of GRRRRRRRR, and somewhat let down not to find any bears. I'm more unhappy about my inability to find a better job since I've hit a lower than expected ceiling with my company, due largely to nepotism and mismanagement at the top, but some growling bears would have helped a little. And having a job beats the alternative, I guess. Sometimes I wish a bear or two would go all GRRRRRR on our corporate office.