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Entire sentence: Entitlement whores who are pregnant = entitlement babies? Or maybe entitlement child support? My twisted mind wants to somehow personify entitlement so it can be the babies' daddy. 
I'm reading over the really old posts out of amusement, and came across one where people who are pregnant feel like they are special, to quote it...
chainedbarista said:
"pregnancy doesn't mean special; it means you reproduced, something almost all species can do. sorry dear, but you're definitely NOT a unique snowflake."
This reminded me of sooo many woman who are calling in to get their electric reconnected or to stop the disconnection because they have "babies" or are 9 months pregnant. (You have to wonder how many of them are actually 9 months, or if they WISH they were!)
I do understand the worry about their darlings being in the dark, but one of my calls today, in which the lady said she is due tomorrow and needs her electric back on, can't we just waive the security deposit and reconnection fees? I spoke with THREE different supervisors, one of who gave me an iffy answer, hence asking the second, then asking the third because he supposedly spoke with her personally about this the previous day, but never did... why it was noted he did, not sure. Anyway... ALL THREE said no. She has to pay the fees. She had already had assistance with the past due amount we were insisting she pay to get reconnected, but she needs to pay the fees too...
She ended up getting information for a medical hold, which basically is a doctor signing off on paper that she needs electric for medical reasons, which will place a thirty day hold or reconnection and hold on the account. We won't refuse it if a doctor does sign it, but it's their arse on the line if someone calls them on it and it's a stupid reason.
My whole point to this ramble is that my supervisor said something that made me... "The baby's in the dark now, what difference does it make if it's still that way after it's born?"
People just assume because they're pregnant or have "babies" (which usually means children of any age as far as I understand.. one person even stated that her "babies" were 4 months, 18 months, 3 years, 8 years and 11 years. I'm sorry, after they can use the bathroom on their own and can feed and clothe themselves, they're NOT BABIES!) they're special. I have news for them...
Same woman even stated that it's illegal for us to disconnect her if she has children. If that were the case, then NO one would be disconnected except for people who haven't yet or have never procreated. That would suck for the company, but would be good for lawyers I suppose.
Something I've noticed... I'm almost incapable of writing a post that's not long. So, just assume that if I post a new thread... it's long.
I'm reading over the really old posts out of amusement, and came across one where people who are pregnant feel like they are special, to quote it...
chainedbarista said:
"pregnancy doesn't mean special; it means you reproduced, something almost all species can do. sorry dear, but you're definitely NOT a unique snowflake."
This reminded me of sooo many woman who are calling in to get their electric reconnected or to stop the disconnection because they have "babies" or are 9 months pregnant. (You have to wonder how many of them are actually 9 months, or if they WISH they were!)
I do understand the worry about their darlings being in the dark, but one of my calls today, in which the lady said she is due tomorrow and needs her electric back on, can't we just waive the security deposit and reconnection fees? I spoke with THREE different supervisors, one of who gave me an iffy answer, hence asking the second, then asking the third because he supposedly spoke with her personally about this the previous day, but never did... why it was noted he did, not sure. Anyway... ALL THREE said no. She has to pay the fees. She had already had assistance with the past due amount we were insisting she pay to get reconnected, but she needs to pay the fees too...
She ended up getting information for a medical hold, which basically is a doctor signing off on paper that she needs electric for medical reasons, which will place a thirty day hold or reconnection and hold on the account. We won't refuse it if a doctor does sign it, but it's their arse on the line if someone calls them on it and it's a stupid reason.
My whole point to this ramble is that my supervisor said something that made me
... "The baby's in the dark now, what difference does it make if it's still that way after it's born?"People just assume because they're pregnant or have "babies" (which usually means children of any age as far as I understand.. one person even stated that her "babies" were 4 months, 18 months, 3 years, 8 years and 11 years. I'm sorry, after they can use the bathroom on their own and can feed and clothe themselves, they're NOT BABIES!) they're special. I have news for them...
Same woman even stated that it's illegal for us to disconnect her if she has children. If that were the case, then NO one would be disconnected except for people who haven't yet or have never procreated. That would suck for the company, but would be good for lawyers I suppose.
Something I've noticed... I'm almost incapable of writing a post that's not long. So, just assume that if I post a new thread... it's long.
The power company even hooked me up and cut down a tree that was threatening a power line for free! I know, it's usual business for them, but it's still really nice!
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