I totally missed this comment, sorry @lynncoyle1
Thank you for your kind words, as always! That is very true when you go through things like that yourself you see how quick these things can go the wrong way if you're not lucky. Luckily you didn't end up homeless, and you got through that period of waiting. We have been living here since September, and I still don't have my health insurance. Things keep going wrong, and every time things go wrong there's a delay of weeks or sometimes months. It's unbelievable .. I wrote about it last week (you read the post I believe) today we surprisingly got lucky, went back to the same agency as where I was last week, and they fixed it for me by putting some writing on paper with my signature and that's it. I wonder why she didn't do that last week? But this means not going to immigration office tomorrow and again I'm only two steps away from finally getting my health insurance. It's quite difficult sometimes in another country, especially when you don't work for a boss. But luckily it's still easier here than in Spain, and luckily they speak English here at these agencies (in Spain they didn't and I didn't master Spanish good enough to get it done at the time lol)
Thanks for your sweet comment, btw I just made a post about random acts of kindness, your post is included btw ;)
@anouk.nox don't be sorry. I only posted it a few days ago haha. I had missed your post altogether somehow!
We had to deal with so many government workers for Brian's disability pension, and I think it comes down to the fact that so many just don't care. Why didn't that first woman fix it so easily? Because she couldn't be bothered I think. It's sad when it's affecting someone's life!! We had one lady, in a monotone voice say to Brian, "I'm sorry sir, but cancer isn't a disability"!!
Thanks for the shout out...I'm going to check out your new post 😅
Yes, I guess you're right, many don't care.. That's terrible to say something like that.. some people really have no empathy..
Btw this was the same woman, but I guess they now found out it was their mistake and therefore they choose to fix it.. not sure but that's my feeling :)
I think it's lack of empathy as well. So sad. How do you get to a place in life where you can't stand in someone else's shoes and feel for them?? I'll never understand it.
The same woman! I think your feeling is correct :)
I don't either.. I am actually surprised several times a week how it's possible that people just can't see that it would be so helpful to just take a moment to try to help sending them in the right direction, instead of just thinking, ok let's just answer to not make it my problem any longer..
I mean this person here was repeating to me: it's the law I need that document bla bla bla.. and now all of the sudden she could just write a note , let me sign it and done. I guess she found out that it was their mistake indeed.. and then all of the sudden a note would do, where she sent me to the immigration office first last week (knowing that I would have to go there with toddler and boyfriend waiting for hours and hours)...
Funny thing is that the immigration office acted the same way, they didn't need the birth certificate, a note of us both was enough because we were both there and she carries my bf's name.. so the law is kind of bendable here I guess ;)
So bizarre @anouk.nox! In Canada, most believe that generally speaking, all government workers behave like robots! :)
A little kindness does go such a long way, and we never really know how our actions truly affect people, so in my mind, it's always "nice to be nice" 😅
Haha that's what it sure looks like, they have this script and list in their head to follow.. as soon as a person comes with a question or issue outside of those guidelines, their head explodes alarm bells go off and they can't seem to manage anymore.. Most seem not able to think for themselves..
Yes its always nice to be nice, keep being nice hehe .. because that's nice ;)