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3. And when they do visit the Social Security office ...
Tue Mar 25, 2025, 07:12 AM
Mar 2025

Long waits, waves of calls, web crashes: Social Security is breaking down, Washington Post, 3/25/25
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143425285
Just a couple of snippets from this longer posting --


The employees, with no new training yet on the impending changes, have few answers. "I hope we're going to be here," the employee tells caller after caller. "But I can't guarantee anything."

Scammers are already taking advantage of the chaotic moment, according to internal emails obtained by The Post. . . .

Meanwhile, a DOGE-imposed spending freeze has left many field offices without paper, pens and the phone headsets staff need to do their jobs communicating with callers . . .

. . . in one office mandated return-to-office edict has left 1,200 staffers competing for about 300 parking spots each day (a Philadelphia office). . . staff wake up as early as 4:30 AM to snag a parking spot . . .


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