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I went to the ss office today to apply for my retirement,lots of young people???then they tell me to make an appointment............for july 5th.looking at the offices hours 9-3mon,tue,thu,fri. wed 9-12 I would like to work 27 hours a week to .thats why ss wont be around in 10 years???? im sorry im just venting.
SSA announced several weeks ago that the field offices would have shorter hours for the public to go into the offices. There are a lot more people applying for benefits online now, and there is less reason to actually visit an office.
Also, having worked for SSA for a few years, I can say that your perception that they only work part time is incorrect. Retirement is only one of the benefits that people apply for, and there is a lot of background work that has to be done for claims. When I had an appointment every hour, I had very little time to work on that other work. It takes about 45 minutes to process a retirement claim appointment, unless there are extra dependents, but possibly several hours for a disability claim.
One of the biggest, blood-sucking headaches for an SSA employee is processing disability claims. It takes a huge amount of time and effort, and many of the claims are, shall we say.... spurious? Had an interview with a person who filed due to blindness, but forgot his cane and drove himself away... a young person who said his disability was that he couldn't keep a job - he was 45 minutes late for his appointment. duh. As people age, they are more likely to get sick or injured, and file for disability, which increases workload exponentially.
I admire those who make a career at SSA. It takes a dedication, and is a thankless task. Nobody only works 40 hours a week there, much less only the "27 hours" that the office is open to the public. When you said lots of young people, did you mean the staff or the clients? The office I worked in had an average age of staff in their 50's.
Oh - you may have been told that it was too soon to apply for your retirement benefit and that is why you have to wait until July. You can only file within 3 months of your birth month. If you are in a hurry, SSA has a pretty good website where you can fill out the retirement paperwork online, and not have to wait for an appointment.
Ditto. Made appointment in late April for early June. They were prompt, efficient, helpful, and informative. Done in 35 minutes. First check comes in early July.
I went to the ss office today to apply for my retirement,lots of young people???then they tell me to make an appointment............for july 5th.looking at the offices hours 9-3mon,tue,thu,fri. wed 9-12 I would like to work 27 hours a week to .thats why ss wont be around in 10 years???? im sorry im just venting.
Take heart, they are working the rest of the work week when they are not interviewing clients. Just have whatever documents you need in order and stop fretting about "lots of young people???"...other people's work schedule and whether SS will be around in ten years.
Not the right foot to start off on in retirement. And what the hell, you may not be around in ten years and what will all this matter?
In all fairness, their web site wouldn't load on my computer. The main page would but that was all. I applied in person and had no problems.
Actually found my caseworker (is that what they're called?) very informative. She told me different options and left the decision to me. Very professional and, although I knew differently, made me feel like I was the only one she had to deal with.
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