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Other states figured this out. I can’t go to the DMV on a whim, I hafta schedule an appt. But I’ve never waited very long. Longest wait I had in years was when
by irishcoffee 10mo ago
Other states figured this out. I can’t go to the DMV on a whim, I hafta schedule an appt. But I’ve never waited very long. Longest wait I had in years was when their comms went down and they strongly encouraged everyone to leave and reschedule. I did not, 20 minutes later comms were online.
I think the most interesting part was when I finally was “helped” and the person was so rude and demeaning, loudly and vocally, I said as few words as possible to make things move along quickly.
Towards the end, before I had what I needed, I was asked to take a survey and rate my experience. I waited until I had accomplished my goal, and without any guilt gave the worst rating I could.
A manager called me later that day asking about my rating, I was very surprised. I explained myself and even got a bit of an apology.
I’ll add your experience to my list of “why I’ll never live in California” which is starting to really become substantial.
- jibal 10mo agoHis "experience" is an irrelevant anecdote. Millions upon millions of Californians have had no trouble getting their real ID.
- irishcoffee 10mo agoI was only talking about wait times.
- jibal 10mo ago> I’ll add your experience to my list of “why I’ll never live in California” which is starting to really become substantial. Also: https://www.reddit.com/r/askphilosophy/comments/d38vof/how_to_explain_to_someone_that_anecdotes_dont/ https://www.reddit.com/r/askphilosophy/comments/d38vof/how_t...
- sib 10mo agoYes, I'm sure that I'm the only person who's ever had a difficult, frustrating, annoying, or inefficient time at the CA DMV. Even with an appointment (which I had). California recalls 325,000 Real IDs. Ooops. https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/california-dmv-recalls-325k-real-ids-due-to-software-glitch/509-11651bfb-3ce4-49cf-b576-f576e63384d7 https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/california-dmv-recal... OTOH, my experience with licenses, renewals, etc., in the State of Washington was the polar opposite. Fast, easy, and efficient.
- jibal 10mo ago> my experience Whoosh. And the person I responded to generalized your experience to: California is so bad he'll never live there, ignoring all the data points of people who love living in California and the many reasons to want to. This whole thing is radical ideology, gullible swallowing of talking points, and bad faith. I won't respond further.
- irishcoffee 10mo agoCalifornia is great to visit. I just don’t want to live there. Would your reaction have been as visceral if I had named another state?