THU OCT 16 2025

this day was very irritating

i had gone to the bank to cash out my severance and deposit it into my actual bank.
first, they told me i had to have a scanned copy of my ID to get the check for the money, so i had to go and get one made at an adjacent mall
i come back, get the check, go to my actual bank location to deposit it directly:
they tell me one of the letters in my name in the check is unreadable, and so they cannot cash it in
the teller saying this to me says to "print it again correctly"
WHAT. EXCUSE ME, HOW IS THE OTHER BANK SUPOSSEDO "MAKE THE MACHINE PRINT IT CORRECTLY"
oh my god at this point i'm teetering on the edge of ragequitting

i go back to the other bank to ask whether they can re-print the check so i can deposit it to my bank.
they tell me they can ONLY give me ONE check for this, and no more, so I either have to withdraw my severance in cash, or go eat sand.
i want to punch something
so i tell them to just give me the damn cash
and they do, it's a whole song and dance, but i finally have it
but once i have it in my hands, i realize it's a really bad idea going around with a bunch of cash in my hands just willy nilly.
I had gone to the bank in a taxi
my phone is almost out of battery and i try getting a rideshare taxi
by miracle, the driver is able to come and pick me up with some 1% battery left on my phone
i make it home, and breathe easy.
my god that was so exhausting and infuriating

truly a kafkaesque donkey adventure

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