The day started off hopeful enough...

The day started off hopeful enough and I had a productive day at work, but then things took a turn.  I called the food stamp office to try to make sure my form got to the right person (because I gave him my original copy [like a dummy] so the info was gone if it didn't make it to him).  Well, that pretty well ruined my day.

I left a couple of messages for the guy who was supposed to receive my form and he never got back to me.  I called the office and spoke to "customer service" who tried to lecture me on the meaning of being eligible for food stamps and also who tried to start in on me with that "Your paperwork was late" bullshit.  I don't normally do this, but I straight yelled at her.  I recognized her voice and it was the same woman who's been unhelpfully jerking me around for a week and a half.  When she tried to talk to me about eligibility I cut her off - saying that I didn't want to hear that.  She tried to talk to me about being late with my forms and I raised my voice to tell her that the supervisor admitted they had it on time so to quit with all that.

I love my curse words - she is quite lucky that I kept my composure enough to not use them on her.  I, too, work in customer service and rude customers can ruin my day.  However, when you are screwing around with someone's ability to feed their family that's a little more serious than receiving the wrong color of bracelet or whatever.  Also, when I am dealing with upset customers my goal is to fix their problem and help them - not push them into a rage by lecturing them.  Some people are just assholes.  I was not so nice to her and I am not usually like this, but hope I ruined her day as much as she did mine.  That is not the way you treat people.

Long story short:  The supervisor did as he said he would - which is amazing.  However, I'm getting half of the food stamp amount that I normally do.  I am guessing that it's because I was off for a week and a half.  I don't know.  Whatever.  It's better than nothing and it will help.  Too bad I spent real money on food - including a cheap box of brownies that I stress ate before I rage napped.  Still have enough money to pay one bill, though, so I guess that's something.

I'm ever so grateful to the great state of Alabama for taking such good care of one its hardworking single parent students who volunteers her time, energy, and part of what little money she makes helping others.  Just kidding. Fuck this place.  I never thought it was a great idea for all the cool people to leave this state because then it will never get better, but it's not getting any of my tax money when I get my money job, for real.  I am officially done with this place ASAP.