The things you have to go through to be a butterfly
Grrrrrr.
So I'm in the West LA VA hospital, and they have an employment program. Most of this employment program is really good. However, they do make everyone drag down to the groddiest part of Santa Monica, a forty-five minute bus ride away, to this silly Salvation Army program called Chrysalis, which is apparently designed for homeless teenagers who don't know what a job is. Chrysalis offers absolutely zero resources that the VA itself does not provide better and in a less draconian environment, and their classes are certainly not aimed at the typical patient in our program, who is a veteran with job skills. However, everyone is required to go, so I've been trying to jump through all the hoops as quickly as possible.
I've been having even more scheduling problems with them than VA types usually do, though, and today, when I finally got in to see the counselor, he tells me "You don't need an appointment. You can just drop in any time."
Excuse me? You want me to pay bus far that I can't afford and drag to the ends of the earth with no appointment and you'll see me if it's convenient for you?????
I'm sorry. I'm going to be unreasonable, here. For these last two meetings to which I am required to go, he needs to give me an appointment, and he needs to be there so we can get this nonsense over with.
End of rant. We now return you to your regularly scheduled entertainment.
So I'm in the West LA VA hospital, and they have an employment program. Most of this employment program is really good. However, they do make everyone drag down to the groddiest part of Santa Monica, a forty-five minute bus ride away, to this silly Salvation Army program called Chrysalis, which is apparently designed for homeless teenagers who don't know what a job is. Chrysalis offers absolutely zero resources that the VA itself does not provide better and in a less draconian environment, and their classes are certainly not aimed at the typical patient in our program, who is a veteran with job skills. However, everyone is required to go, so I've been trying to jump through all the hoops as quickly as possible.
I've been having even more scheduling problems with them than VA types usually do, though, and today, when I finally got in to see the counselor, he tells me "You don't need an appointment. You can just drop in any time."
Excuse me? You want me to pay bus far that I can't afford and drag to the ends of the earth with no appointment and you'll see me if it's convenient for you?????
I'm sorry. I'm going to be unreasonable, here. For these last two meetings to which I am required to go, he needs to give me an appointment, and he needs to be there so we can get this nonsense over with.
End of rant. We now return you to your regularly scheduled entertainment.