fubar57
General
Sorry to hear all this Marcel.
What Annoyed You Today?
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Airframes
Benevolens Magister
The Department of Work and Pensions annoyed me today.
On Wednesday, I reached retirement age, meaning I should now be paid my State Pension. However, the DWP have instead paid me Job Seekers Allowance, a benefit paid to the unemployed of working age !
Not only have I been unable to work for the last ten years, due to disability, for which the DWP have been paying me the appropriate benefits, but on reaching 65 years old in the UK, a man does not need to seek work, and should receive his State pension. Also, the benefit I have been paid this week is substantially lower than the rate I'd receive for the pension, leaving me 'out of pocket' until this obvious error is rectified which, knowing Government Departments, could take months !!
On Wednesday, I reached retirement age, meaning I should now be paid my State Pension. However, the DWP have instead paid me Job Seekers Allowance, a benefit paid to the unemployed of working age !
Not only have I been unable to work for the last ten years, due to disability, for which the DWP have been paying me the appropriate benefits, but on reaching 65 years old in the UK, a man does not need to seek work, and should receive his State pension. Also, the benefit I have been paid this week is substantially lower than the rate I'd receive for the pension, leaving me 'out of pocket' until this obvious error is rectified which, knowing Government Departments, could take months !!
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Ugh, that blows.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Yep, and you can bet your last bacon sandwich that it's the fault of some lazy Rs Civil Servant who couldn't be bothered to check properly, having seen a date and age change, and hit the wrong computer key.
I know what these people are like, and trying to get any sense out of them is like trying to find Hitler's dog - and they don't give a ****, as long as they can finish work at four, especially at a weekend, and do whatever boring things they do with their miserable ****ing lives !
GRRRR !
I know what these people are like, and trying to get any sense out of them is like trying to find Hitler's dog - and they don't give a ****, as long as they can finish work at four, especially at a weekend, and do whatever boring things they do with their miserable ****ing lives !
GRRRR !
Robert Porter
Senior Master Sergeant
Governments all over are pretty much the same, do the minimum, ask for the maximum.
Old Wizard
2nd Lieutenant
Got my vehicle registration renewal notice today, along with a reminder that they will no longer
send renewal notices in the future. From now on us poor citizens will have to remember when to
renew our drivers licenses and vehicle registrations. Police forces will make a bundle on fines
from forgetful folks. Thank you to all the fools that voted for our NDP government.
send renewal notices in the future. From now on us poor citizens will have to remember when to
renew our drivers licenses and vehicle registrations. Police forces will make a bundle on fines
from forgetful folks. Thank you to all the fools that voted for our NDP government.
My Son just rang and said he had lost his job....company sales were down.....last in first out unfortunately...
at6
1st Sergeant
Sorry to hear that Wayne. Hopefully he will find another soon.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Hope he finds a new job soon Wayne.
Thanks Guys, he sure does want to work, not like many other who would rather sit on their @sses and do nothing....
Hope your predicament gets fixed quick too Terry....
Hope your predicament gets fixed quick too Terry....
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Mozart !
Spent one hour and 28 minutes, listening to the same few bars, interrupted by "Please continue to hold ...", whilst trying to get some sense from the DWP !
Half way through, I actually managed to get my State Pension sorted, but the rest of the time I was shifted from one office to another, half way around the UK, trying to get the rest of the 'missing' benefit sorted, only for the 'phone line to go dead whilst still listening to the same, repeated bars of bl**dy Mozart !!!
Spent one hour and 28 minutes, listening to the same few bars, interrupted by "Please continue to hold ...", whilst trying to get some sense from the DWP !
Half way through, I actually managed to get my State Pension sorted, but the rest of the time I was shifted from one office to another, half way around the UK, trying to get the rest of the 'missing' benefit sorted, only for the 'phone line to go dead whilst still listening to the same, repeated bars of bl**dy Mozart !!!
Robert Porter
Senior Master Sergeant
Ah nice to know that type of phone tag is shared elsewhere. Here we get transferred to the "permanent hold line" on occasion. It is particularly nasty in that there is no music just a very infrequent click as you get placed back on hold. Glad you at least got part of it sorted!
Man Terry that's rank! And I was just going to complain that I'm tired at work...
meatloaf109
1st Lieutenant
I was just about to complain that I woke up!
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
HE's BACK (Or I just noticed)!
meatloaf109
1st Lieutenant
Maybe a touch of both
Everything. Wife says I have been angry for a while now. I am beginning to see it...
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Man, I can so fricken relate to that. Stay strong brother!
Robert Porter
Senior Master Sergeant
I was going to say find your "happy" place, screw that instead I will second the previous emotion, stay strong, it passes.
Yup
