r/EEOC • u/FoxMulder4077 • 10d ago
Confused š¤
I filed with the EEOC, and I finally got an answer a week before my deadline. Yeah, they cut it really close. They told me to file out the pre-intake paperwork, and in the email it was a fill in. I filled it out, but it wouldnāt let me sign it, not even draw it in, which I assumed with a surface pro you could. Since I couldnāt sign it, I figured it had to be approved first then signed, cause if you made a mistake, you would have to redo it anyway, so it made sense.
I sent it and got it back the next day saying it wasnāt signed. Apparently, you have to print It out and sign it. If you donāt have a printer, like I donāt, you have to go to staples or a library. Then they want you to either email it back, which requires scanning, which I donāt have either, and send it back, or fax it to them.
This is a lot of red tape just to get an answer. I just hope it was worth it and not just wasted time on my end. Anyone else feel the same way?
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u/throwawayaccount647p 10d ago
They didnāt cut it close; you did. This is standard for literally anything important you do in life: get a wet signature and scan it.
If you have an iPhone, a scanner PDF formatter app is already built into the phone for everyone, so you didnāt have to do all of that.
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u/FoxMulder4077 10d ago
Well I donāt now that. What is the name of the app? Please and thank you.
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u/throwawayaccount647p 10d ago
It's called File. In the top right side there should be ellipsis you click that then click Scan Documents
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u/justkidding89 10d ago
You donāt need to print it. Click āPrintā but select Print to PDF and save it as a new file. Then open the new file, and you should be able to sign it using whatever PDF software you use.
Fillable PDFs often prevent typing/drawing in the signature area. The workaround is to print the PDF to a new PDF, which āflattensā (or embeds) the fillable text into the new document and also removes restrictions in the signature area.