Audrey Curry is a man, at least that’s what Social Security thinks. ...
Audrey was born a woman, she was married three times and her husbands’ will all vouch for her femininity. Her kids, all four of them, know she’s a she, and her grandkids know Audrey as grandma, with an emphasis on the ‘ma.’
The only people who seem to be confused about the difference between men and women are the hims and hers at Social Security.
The “he” mistake happened back in 1985 during a marriage and a name change. It only came to light now because Audrey qualifies for Medicare disability, coverage she says she needs.
“It’ll hold up my coverage, because when I go down there they say that my card says male, but I’m a female,” Curry said. “I can’t get treated.”
All of her official documents say “she.” But Social Security told Audrey it’s up to her to fix their mistake.
“Just say I am sorry, but no, they get snotty and say you have to go correct it. I don’t stand for that,” Curry added.
When NewsChannel 36 called Social Security’s regional office in Atlanta, they said this rarely happens and they said, “We will fix this for her.” ...
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Mar 3, 2012
How Is She Supposed To Correct This?
From WCNC:
All she would need to do would be to bring her ID and her birth cert. An easy thing to correct.
ReplyDeleteIt would have been easy had some supervisor or district manager realized what had happened and just took the initiative to "fix it" before the press got involved. But our employees are such automatons (by management design) that they can't even wipe their noses unless the POMS says to do so.
ReplyDeleteIf the problem resulted from a simple keying error, a microprint of the card application could be ordered and obtained within a few days which could be used to fix the issue.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, if it wasn't a keying error and she erroneously checked she was male on that application, she'll need to provide her birth certificate (which, she probably doesn't have and is likely why she is going through this mess in the first place) to fix the problem.
It never fails to amaze me how people can't be bothered to keep up with these types of vital and important documents.
Of course, I also did a social security card application for man last month who was born in 1967 and is on his 21st (and finally last, under the current lifetime limits) social security card.
The human race is truly doomed....
Easy fix. Happens a lot more than what you would think.
ReplyDeleteThey called Atlanta RO--why didn't they just call local FO--just more evidence of how inept and uneducated the typical news reporter is these days. They have no idea what's going on nor how to find out--which is THEIR JOB.
ReplyDeleteA lot of regions tell their FO managers to refer all press inquiries to the regional public affairs office--that may be why.
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