u/JazzyCher

My license doesnt expire until the end of next year (2027), naturally my ambulance drivers certificate doesn't expire until then either. I moved last year, and updated my driver's license, but didnt even think about trying to update my ambulance drivers certificate address since its connected to my license.

Well, long legal story short I may be moving employers in a couple months, and our new employer is on boarding everyone in my company including taking in copies of all of our certifications/licenses. They told me my address needs to match on both my license and the ambulance drivers cert, so I went to the DMV to ask for a new copy.

The person I spoke to there said their policy for updating the address is to cross out the old address and hand write the new one on the back, which she did as she was explaining this before handing it back to me. I emailed photos of this "updated" cert to my new employer, along with an explanation that this is the DMVs official policy, I also found it strange, but I confirmed multiple times that this is correct.

Long story short, my new employer is *refusing* to accept that this is a valid address change without documentation from the DMV proving it, which after another visit to the DMV office and speaking to the customer service phone line, I have been told the DMV *will not* provide me any kind of copy of their policy to provide my employer. All the DMV has told me is that my new employer can call their customer service number, which my new employer has also refused to do as "we cannot contact the DMV on your behalf. It is your responsibility to provide documentation proving this is a legitimate change."

So now I'm stuck with an employer that refuses to contact the DMV to confirm the validity of my certificate, and are trying to force me to renew my license and the ambulance drivers cert more than a year early just because they wont make a phone call.

What happens if I move again next year? Do I renew my license and certification with 4 years left on it just to prove to them that my addresses match?

I dont know which is more ridiculous, that the DMV doesnt have this address change policy posted somewhere online where I can show my new employer that its valid, or that my new employer refuses to confirm this with the DMV themselves and would rather force me into an early renewal just for a piece of paper with a new address on it than take 5min to make a phone call and confirm my current version is valid.

I'm losing my mind over how ridiculous and infuriating this entire situation is.

County contract for my job may be moving us to a different company, court cases pending, if we move to the new company our deployment will be too far from my apartment for me to go home during the day to walk my dog myself, so it looks like I'll have to hire a dog walker. Never had a dog walker before, not sure on which app service to use? Or should I just find someone in my complex/area outside of an official company?

I work 12 hour shifts, so doggy daycare or leaving her alone all day are out of the question, hiring a regular walker seems to be my only option.

Has anyone used both Wag and Rover and recommend one over the other? I have until October 1st to get a plan together.

I'd need a regular walker 4-6 days/week depending on my schedule, usually at the same time, potentially occasional night visits if I get a night shift instead of a day shift.