Your government at work.

As most of you know, kshandra was laid off a few months ago. She applied for, and got, her unemployment insurance. We figured out a budget and decided that she'd hold off on the serious job hunt until after we got back from Montreal.

Things were going well, until the check we were expecting after Baycon failed to show up. Instead, a notice came that phone interview was required to determine her eligibility. WTF, over?

The best part? That notice came nearly three weeks ago. The interview was this morning.

So, what was the huge issue? Kirsten, filing out the paperwork in a pre-con rush, had accidentally checked that she had not been available for work in the prior period.

Now I deal with paperwork screw-ups all the time. It's part and parcel of the construction industry. Know what we do? We pick up the phone and make the call. I'm trying to figure out why a single question about a single box couldn't have been handled the moment it was noticed. Call Kiri, ask her why she marked that, note that it was an error in filling out the form, and move on.

I wouldn't be quite so pissed about this, but this bureaucratic sloth means that we've not been getting money we need for three weeks! Big check is coming, but sheesh!