Originally posted by CortezBlue
My first time was a horror story
It was about 5 years ago and when I applied my company was changing over to an on line payroll company. In the original application they required an
"Original" pay check stub. I called the Calexico office and explained that we no longer have Original stubs and that my information would be printed
from a computer copy.
Nope, no way, you must have an original, the female office told me.
So, I told her that wasn't going to be possible. I told her I had just received my W2 and it is an original. She told me that should work.
We get to the center at around 12 for a 12:30 or 1:00 interview. We sat down, no one said anything to us. There were a hand full of employees
looking at display terminals, probably playing yahtzee. Our appointment time came and went. We sat there until about 2pm and finally a lady called
my name. I gave her my well collect list of "stuff" that we had to bring.
She looked it over and told me that I didn't have a copy of my paycheck stub. I explained to her what had transpired. She shrugged her shoulders and
said she wasn't sure it would fly.
About 1/2 hour later, I get called up to the counter where I meet a total A$$ *ole that greets me with a document in his hand being held up and he
barks at me, "can you show me where on this document it says you can bring in a W2?"
As, I tried to answer him, he blasts back, "just answer the question, where does it say you can use a W2?"
About this time I am ready to tell him to take a flying Philadelphia Flying PHU#!
My wife, the educator, steps in front of me and applies her teacher charm and got the guy to accept our paper work. When he was signing the approval
he looked at my wife and says, "my signature is like GOLD around here!"
Then we get to the other counter to get our fingerprints done. She says, "you are from Phx and you came here?" "You should have went to Nogales, it
is closer to Phx!"
I explain to her that we go to San Felipe. She tells me the same story 4 more times until I finally agree and tell her she was correct and we made a
mistake.
Then once she finds out we had a house in Mexico, she had a fit. "Are you kidding me, you bought a house in Mexico?" Keep in mind this lady was of
Hispanic roots.
She goes on to say, "you would never find me crossing that border!" Ya da Ya Da Ya Da
I couldn't wait to get out of there.
So the only advise I have is to pack your patients, a good book or electronic game and a well organized file folder with EVERYTHING they ask for.
Good Luck |
. I have my Sentri interview this week. It's my first time.