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    Sonya E.

    Funny to leave a rating for anything related to the IRS, but I just couldn't help but to demystify what an engagement with this DTSJ office would look like. Only real negative was the 1:1 experience I had with a gentleman in cubicle #5 (Issac with curly hair and bright colored tattoos on both arms) as he was incredibly cold, impersonal, and did not put out a single smile the entire 15 minutes I sat in front of his desk. I know when people project that type of energy -- it has nothing to do with you but whatever they're dealing with as an individual so I'm not taking it personal. Just thought I should share that there is a common denominator of all IRS employees being disgruntled, and that they may very likely compete to see who can be the most disconnected from serving the people. Pro tip: make an appointment via the IRS appointment line @ (844) 545-5640. It will save you so much headache and heartache. When I first walked in, there was a nice armed security card who screened my bag and my person with a metal detector. Lobby was already filled at 8:30am with about 15 people waiting in chairs dated from the 90s. Typical government building with pale gray walls and security cameras plastered all over the ceilings. Outdated carpets and cubicles from the 1980s -- depressing interior design and decor for sure. It's structured like the DMV as those with appointments or otherwise will receive a number in which you can watch on wall for your turn. Not sure if this office provides full services but I only stopped by to make a payment. For payments, this office only accepts checks or money orders -- no cash, or card (dang it because I could have scored tons of miles!). Had an 8:30am appointment and was out by roughly 10:00am. Go figure. Final pro tip: park on Post street along metered parking, and you will be directly across the street from the building.

    IRS office at  55 S. Market St.(& Post) Suite 100 San Jose, CA 95113
    Stephen I.

    Need help on your taxes? Call 844-545-5640 and wait on hold for 30 minutes to schedule an appointment. Why you can't schedule this online is crazy making. You can usually get an appointment for the next day. The San jose office is downtown on a quiet side street (Post & Market). Next closest offices are SF and Walnut Creek. Be smart and set low expectations for the IRS's Face to Face visit. Hours are Monday-Friday - 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. With appointments scheduled for 30 minute increments. If you have several questions ask for a 45 minute appointment. When you arrive for your appointment there are a couple of nearby garages. Expect to pay $1 every 20 minutes for parking garages. Street parking is $2 for 1 hour with the nearby meters limited to 1 hour. ParkSJ.org has maps and an app if you don't carry change. Be prepared to wait over an hour for your scheduled 30 minute slot. I ended up with a $40 parking ticket because the meter maxes out at 1 hour and to leave and top off the meter means re-clearing crazy contracted security run by an old Asian man who is paranoid of the security cameras "watching" him. Expect your security check to take 10 minutes and DO NOT INITIATE a conversation. After you clear the TSA security check you have to wait in the last row of seats to get your "ice cream" ticket from the cranky lady at the cubicle desk. As each person is called they expect you to move "up" a seat. She isn't very efficient so expect that to take another 10 minutes. If she doesn't find your appointment she CAN'T book you one. You need to use your phone to schedule one, but you CAN'T make phone calls in their office so you have to head outside make the call and come back when your appointment is and reclear security and the appointment lady. Once you have your 3 digit ticket number you need to sit in a different row of seats (not the last row). Security guard walks around and looks to see if you have your ticket. You then wait for your number to come up - usually an hour and then proceed to the cubicle number with a funky sliding door that is supposed to give you privacy, but everyone can hear you! You'll then get your face to face meeting with a hostile IRS employee that in my case couldn't give eye contact. The process for getting a transcript of previous tax years took 20 minutes. If you need something from 10 years ago it is a $50 fee and you have to file & mail a form. If you file jointly and your partner isn't with you you'll need them to come in separately to get their tax history transcript. If you have any other questions they'll refer you to their phone number (which will refer you to make an appointment) and you get the crazy circle that is the IRS. Watch the 1985 movie Brazil to get an idea of how broken this is. If you ask more than 2 questions you get asked to book another appointment. While I was there the entire show was interrupted by an active shooter lockdown exercise. Not kidding. Another 20 minutes WASTED. Please Google Andrew Yang and look up his policy on how he would structure the IRS. Clearly what we have here is BROKEN. It is the worst combination of the DMV meets TSA meets incompetence. On the way out be sure to take a nice long look at Trump and Pence's photos on the wall and remind yourself how Trump doesn't pay his taxes and your money is supposed to patch his $1 Trillion dollar deficit this year. Unbelievable. #Idiocracy (another good movie to watch). The Internal Revenue Service is broken.

    Spent 2.5hrs /Gas/ Spent $ on parking to go back & do it again tomorrow for a transcript that takes 2 mins to print, heart less

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    California Disability Insurance Office - After being in line outside for 2 hours, let's now fall in line INSIDE

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    2.2(19 reviews)
    1.5 miDowntown

    I had my worse experience at this office. I had a surgery December 23rd 2025. I downloaded their…read moreapp and created an account then filed for my benefits. For some unclear reason I got blocked. After days of calling them and the tech support finally they unlocked my account. Since then I was not able continuing my account. It wouldn't allow me to create a new account neither! The had tech support for unemployment department, but no tech support for short term disability department!!! With my broken foot, I had to go to this facility by myself. At 9am there already was a huge line there. The line was outside in freezing cold in January. So many sick and injured people in that line in the cold with no chairs or benches to rest on it. We waited for 3 hours outside and then waited 1 hour inside. After all that torture they told me we cannot help you with your online account at all in here! They simply gave me a blank form and told me go fill out and ask your doctor to complete his portion and send it back to us! Unbelievable!!! Why someone didn't come to the line to at least ask us why we are there and whether we can get the assistance I need there or not? They could also distribute the blank forms to the people in the line so that we didn't have to suffer there for no good reasons!!! Shame on them.

    This is awful!!! I was out of work due to a cancer related issue for about 7 weeks. I never got…read morepaid. Called and called. Then RE-FILLED out things on line. Things my doctor sent on on the 14th of April. Then went to an office in Concord that claimed they were only an office for unemployment, was told to go to Stockton. Then Sacramento. Then San Jose. Currently, I am back to work, yet I am taking days off to ask where is the payment???? I work hard to pay into a system that makes it incredibly hard to get that payment back. I went into the doorway in the San Jose office and read the instructions: 1) sign in... OH BUT THEN WAS YELLED AT BY AN ATTENDANT "GO OUTSIDE AND WAIT IT LINE!!!" Yo! Really??? You literally have signage here that says sign in. Take a number--that's as far as I got in reading before I was rushed out after being reprimanded for entering. Now I am standing outside in the incredibly hot sun with no shade, no water, no bathroom and no Instructions or assurance on next steps with about 50 other people. All of us are confused as they will not speak to us--just yelling "go outside in line!" DISGUSTING BEHAVIOUR This is insane. Why are the govt workers so rude, obnoxious, uncaring, not inquisitive, talking to me like I am a child (and not just met, all these people standing out here). HOW DARE YOI TREAT PEOPLE LIKE TRASH! We paid the money into the system, now we cannot get it back??? WHERE DO YOU THINK GOVT SALARIES COME FROM??? #taxes California and the govt SUCK!!!!

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    California Disability Insurance Office - If you're looking to apply DI physically, no need to fall in line. Go inside and take a disability form (the green packet).

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    Social Security - No one inside building. Lights off. Says they're taking appointments but aren't. Parking lot empty.

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    2.7(69 reviews)
    8.4 miSanta Teresa

    They are very polite the office is always clean and they people that work there they are so polite…read moreservice is fair I would recommend that office again

    Oof! What a terrible experience…read more I had my hopes up when I read that many who come here have a good experience. My interaction was the complete opposite. The good: Location is easy to find, parking is robust, the security guard at the door was very polite, and the instructions are easy to follow. So two stars for those points. Here's where things went wrong... I needed some help to confirm that I was completing a document correctly. It's something somewhat time-sensitive, SSA is slow to review and take action, and I wanted to avoid any mistake that would require having to start the process over and delay the outcome. It was something that a phone call to SSA could not accomplish. I came armed with all of my documents, completed and nicely organized. I wanted to make this stressful visit as easy for everyone as possible. I had an appointment. Checked-in and arrived early. I was called as soon as they began operations. Great! Knowing these folks probably deal with a multitude of frustrations, I was sure to be as pleasant as I could possibly be. I explained my purpose. I was met with the Nurse Ratched of the SSA office - cold, rude, sharp, condescending... And minimally helpful. If she wasn't so busy making this the most unpleasant experience ever it would have taken a fraction of the time. In the end I got what I came for but not without a heavy dose of horrible attitude. I feel sorry for the folks who need to be "helped" by her who present her with a more challenging experience. I clearly lost the SSA office customer service lottery this day.

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