find it~ma in abundance to askye, and sympathy to Maria. I have literally absolutely no idea where my SS card is (or Matilda's; I am such a bad mom) and if I got sacked I would have no paperwork and be so thoroughly hosed.

But they want you! They like you! They're happy to have you! Once you get yourself in a position to actually be paid, it is going to be so gooooooood.

I shall not emoje any emojis here. I just can't.

That's one bullshit internal requirement.

I once got challenged because the signature on the SS card did not match my signature on some random form. I looked at the woman and said "I signed in when I was TWELVE." She said 'oh, good point'

I wanted to order a new one, because mine is well and truly lost. After the cleaning, there is literally no place it could be. The website was actually discouraging, and asked if I really needed one at all. The more upsetting thing that is lost are savings bonds. They were all together somewhere. I can picture the box, but we went through everything

Getting a replacement Soc Sec card while you don't immediately need one is a really good idea, Sophia. The SS office is two blocks from my house so I went in person when I needed to do it and that part was quick and painless. Did have to wait to get it in the mail, but I wasn't waiting on it in order to be able to do anything in particular so that was not a problem for me. Bummer about the savings bonds. I hope they turn up

Y'all, my niece is 21 today. I am not ready for her to be a full on adult, this is nuts.

Oh, I hope you find the documentation you need, askye.

It is a bullshit requirement, but one I need to deal with. It wasn't in today's mail either. I am so thoroughly aggravated at this point.

I once got challenged because the signature on the SS card did not match my signature on some random form. I looked at the woman and said "I signed in when I was TWELVE." She said 'oh, good point'

Same. By my credit union, even.

Sophia, order the SS card now. If my experience is anything to go by, it's better to have it when you don't need it than trying to get it when you need it ASAP.

Looks like U.S. Treasury Savings Bonds can be replaced: [link]

And you can do a search for what bonds are under your SSN: [link]

Lest I appear somehow brainy or resourceful, this search occurred to me because of the Mary Poppins sequel.

OMG!! Trudy this is a true miracle.

Except it is no longer available and I have to know how many I had and the approximate dates. And I have no idea.

I feel like I'm getting a lot of emails that include the phrase "thanks for that insight" lately - is this a general trend? I thought it was just a particular salesperson that I only recently started working with, but I'm seeing it from customers now, too.