Of course first thing in the morning I started calling. A new receptionist answers. I ask if R, D or L are there. R is there, hold please. She comes back on the line, and he won't take my call.
OK
Then is L there. She isn't yet but when she comes in, she won't be taking calls.
OK
How about D. She will be in soon.
I'll call back in an hour.
An hour passes and I call back. Is D there. Yes she is. Who's calling? I say my name. I get put on hold. Magically D gets on the phone. I explain how a week ago TODAY, L told me I was clear to move in. The housing manager has to call me. I have been trying ever since. She says she's going into a meeting, so she can get some answers for me. She'll call me in 10 minutes.
I think " That's a short meeting." Meetings are usually longer than 10 minutes. It seems like all these people do is go to meetings, and trainings, and retreats. DO they actually do any work with the homeless? I mean....
I am at the end of my patience. I know she isn't going to call back in 10 minutes. It's like the last times, when she was supposed to call me back and then LEFT for the day. I'll be shocked if I ever hear from her again.
I called the emergency shelter manager to see if she could offer some advice or insight into this matter. She was busy with a client, then when I called back it was Ill give her the message. It's as if the word has circulated to 'not talk to me'. No one will talk to me. When I say my name, it's as if I am on some list when I have been banned for life. But no one told me. They are just doing it behind my back.
It's the principal at this point. People want to ignore you so you will just go away. But fuck that shit. I'm going to get more and more annoying. Because of how you are handling the situation. The avoidance thing is a trigger for me. I think for everyone it is. When people won't listen to you, acknowledge you, or even engage with you- it makes you feel some type of way. Which is not good. Might even insight anger.
I am not the one, seriously.
I am not here for this type of treatment. If you aren't going to have me move in for whatever reason SAY SO!!! Don't just play games! Don't just put me on ignore.
It's rude
it's disrespectful
it's immature
it's unbusinesslike
it's dismissive
get with the program people.
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The last call I made the receptionist put me on hold and came back and parroted " You are going to have to hold on a minute because they are still filling out paperwork."
How much fucking paperwork needs to be filled out to move someone into a shelter program? As many as I have been in in my life it has never taken this long. I've been waiting a YEAR, and a month to get in. The past 6 months we have been in consistent contact because I was in emergency shelters that had exit dates. FOR 3 weeks I have been squatting. HOW FUCKING LONG DOES IT TAKE TO FILL OUT PAPERWORK?!!
FUCK!
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