Some of you may remember that a short time I called SS to report my income and they send me a document saying that I could only make so much and must report my income. Which I already knew.
This morning I first called a number and when the automated thing said “how can I help you” I said “report income” or wages. I did this several times. Every time it would just say “you must report your income” and then went back to asking me how it could help me today.
Well, then I called the local office again. First she told me I needed pay stubs. Wtf is this 1983? Who the hell gets pay stubs anymore? I get direct deposit.
Anyway, I wouldnt let her hang up until I was satisfied I had some way to report my income. So finally she gives me a phone number where she says I can report my income. So we hang up and I try it.
Guess what that number said? “How can I help you today?” “Report wages” " You must report your wages to social security" This damn loop again.
I mean wtf? Threaten that you must report your wages and then make it impossible to report your wages.
I am going to go in to the local office today, I think. But more than likely they will tell me I need pay stubs. Why dont they ask me to carve my laws into stone tablets ., as well?
No, i really cant get them easily. When they first hired us they said if you got checks it would be a several week wait ( I cant remember how long) before you get paid. I have no idea how much of a pain or how long of a wait it will be to get back pay stubs.
most employers put your paystubs online these days. ask your employer how to get them. you dont need a check to get them anymore. and another way u can submit them to social security is through ssa’s website if u have an acct.
CHeck this out. : I drove up to the office. Right before i left I said that “now wait, I will need an appointment to see anywone” Sure enough, as soon as I got there security told me I need an appointment and gave me the same phone number I called to set up an appointment.
My question is this : Why couldnt the person I talked to told me this before I drove up? Now I have to wait on hold again to set up an app. It would take a few minutes to explain the process to me.
Apparently these workers could care less. Instead they just give out useless pdfs and phone numbers that tell you that you have to submit your wages…which is what i was trying to do in the first place…
lol. listen to this. i called the local number. listened to the automated spiel and pressed some numbers. Then It told me "I’m sorry, all of our representives are busy, please call back later or call the national number at " blah blah blah …“Goodbye” Then hung up.
the national number I called just said “how can I help you” or something. When I said I would like to report my income" it just said "you must report your income to soc. sec.’ THen it waould aske how can help again. It was just a loop.
I’m on hold with local again, though. THis time at least it didnt hang up on me…
If you get a live person maybe explain all the problems you’re having with loops and going in circles and ask them to please tell you what you want to know.
i finally got it figured out. They are going to mail me stuff to send pay stubs back monthly. Nice guy I finally talked to. What an ordeal to get there, though.