Random Fail: First World Problems

[Seraph]

Spoilered for long rant.

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So I'm taking 6 credits during the summer semester, which actually ends this week. I had gotten an e-mail from Sallie Mae about two months ago regarding my forbearance ending, so I called them and got it straightened out.

Or so I thought.

Check my bank account this morning and what's there? A huge charge from fucking Sallie Mae. One that I didn't have the money in my bank account to cover. As most people, I don't like seeing my bank account dip into the red. So I call Sallie Mae as soon as they opened, at 8AM. I was a complete and total bitch to the rep, laying into him because they specifically told me that my forbearance for all of my loans was in full effect and I should not have to worry about any payments until I graduate. He looked at my notes and confirmed that that was indeed what I was told, but apparently, that person was wrong.

So apparently, even though I'm actively enrolled in school - 6 credits is all I need for summer semester to be on deferment - Sallie Mae doesn't believe I am. And because my autodebit from several years ago was apparently never canceled (WHY), they just took this large sum of money out of my account.

No letters
No e-mail
No text notification

Just money taken out. So of course, I'm fucking pissed, the guy says "well maybe we can refund it and I'll put you on a 60 day administrative deferment for now while we get this straightened out" (which I guess was something) but he keeps telling me that I should have been notified or should have gotten an e-mail or a letter.

So I check my personal e-mail, about 5 minutes ago ...

There's the e-mail ... sent at 10:34AM ... several hours after they'd taken the money out of my account. Um, aren't they supposed to notify you ... BEFORE a payment is due?

Fuck Sallie Mae.

I don't want to say "I told you so", but I did warn you....
http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/109...=1#post6144090

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I do want to say it. I told you so. Also, Fuck Sallie Mae.

[Aksannyi]

It's not like I have a choice at this point.

[Seraph]

It's not like I have a choice at this point.

It's one of the reasons I NEVER used autopay or gave them access to any of my accounts, because I always assumed they would do something stupid. It cost me about 50 cents a month, but I always paid via check. It also left me the opportunity to mail them an envelope full of actual shit if they ever really pissed me off.

[Elizara]

Akasanni; maybe you do. Do you have more than one loan? Could you qualify for the federal Loan Consolidation program? I'd suggest it so you can get Sallie Mae off your back permanently, that's what I did before I got mine forgiven (Long story, don't ask. Tho it wasn't Sallie Mae on my back...)

I'd check it out if I were you. Might save you some pain.

[NynJa]

It's far from the first time that the Thor we know has lost the hammer and had someone else pick it up. Hell, Thor was a frog for a while, they just do this shit sometimes.

All accounts say this is a permanent change.

[Niiro]

That would make it the first "permanent change" in the history of any comic book ever.

[Ksandra]

It's one of the reasons I NEVER used autopay or gave them access to any of my accounts, because I always assumed they would do something stupid.

Where were you about five years ago? Sallie Mae fucked my hubby's credit back in the day because he had his bills on autopay for over a year. Next thing we know it was sent to collections because the system dropped him and he was never notified (partially his fault for not checking his bank account). Fuck them in the ass it was one big drama and it wasn't until last year we finally got his credit back to normal.

[Komm Suesser Tod]

All accounts say this is a permanent change.

To add to what Niiro said, yeah, permanent is a loose term in comics. Many, many characters have died and come back, had their whole back stories and powers rewritten, like with Wolverine's upcoming death, I doubt this would last more than a year.

[NynJa]

By all accounts its a long term change and not a short storyline alterment.

Better?

[synistar]

Currently on vacation when a coworker texts me that someone put in their 2 weeks notice in our section. That puts the count at 3 people leaving my section in 2 months and 2 other people planning on quitting asap. Staffing for the group will be at 6/9 and soon to be 4/9 if HR doesn't hire anyone soon, which our HR is shit because in the company, the average job posting doesn't get filled for almost 5 months on average. For scope, the division I work for is about 350 employees and total employees world wide numbers around 45k. Yet our HR department is a rotting pile of garbage.

And supervisor takes no responsibility for the mass exodus because he is thumb-up-ass, deaf-in-the-ears, FoB Chinese who has shit communication skills and is blind to making any improvements to his own abilities and organizational skills.

Only reason I'm not quitting now is I'm due $15k in retention bonuses within the next 14 months and I'm still getting paid decently on top of that.

[Jefe]

So yeah... Going to this party on Saturday and the fucking white dress shirt I was going to wear looks transparent (I can see my nipples/skin tone). It just looks awful even if I wear something underneath (wife beater, v/crew, heather gray, etc.), I can see the colour sticking out. notindisworld.jpg

[Galkaeater]

Gender bending is a cheap thing to do to your characters not that comic book characters are worth anything anyway.

[Guitarman]

So yeah... Going to this party on Saturday and the fucking white dress shirt I was going to wear looks transparent (I can see my nipples/skin tone). It just looks awful even if I wear something underneath (wife beater, v/crew, heather gray, etc.), I can see the colour sticking out. notindisworld.jpg

black tie type of party? If not, wear the grey undershirt, open the neck wide on the white shirt, master roll the sleeves. It's what I've had to do before. Looks pretty good.

[Kohan]

I'm currently at work, and the vast majority of Internet sites won't resolve, including Twitch and YouTube. Ass.

[Brill Weave]

I'm currently at home. I'm sitting here trying to browse shit and the boychild is waking up. It's always between 6:15am - 6:30am every day. Haven't even had coffee yet lol.

[BaneTheBrawler]

going to a LAN party (console peasant variety) later tonight. crohn's acting up. hair kinda starting to get greasy. need a shower.

turn on the shower, hear a THUNK, and have very little water pressure. odd, but no water leaking anywhere i can find, so whatever. hop in, get my hair wet, realize i'm fucking freezing. hot water is almost completely dead. quick wash my ass (by the way, if you don't have a removable shower head, a portable bidet is fucking fantastic for getting your butthole clean) so at least i don't feel so uncomfortable, hop out and dry off. call dad, then property manager. property manager comes over, checks it out, and now my utility closet is standing empty so he can get in there later today and see if it's something he can fix. if not, i won't have hot water for the next few days.


fortunately my parents only live a couple blocks away so i can shower there if i have to. but i don't think i'll have the time/energy to do it today. so now i have to go to the lan party feeling shitty and feeling weird from the aborted shower.

[Anoat]

I didn't get the email telling me about the free FFXIV weekend until halfway thru Saturday. WHHHHYYYYYYY

[Abandon]

in related news, you also have no friends

[Karbuncle]

Oh right, I was considering logging into XIV for the free weekend. Oops

[BaneTheBrawler]

almost pooped myself at the lan party. but still had fun. took more loperamide than i'm supposed to, but god damn it i just wanted one day of not shit.


prolly get the jitters when i go back to normal dose tomorrow. but whatever. worth it.


edit: actually, thinking about it, i was there for a lot longer than i thought. so i didn't take TOO much more than normal.