Hating this place!
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6/25/2012
Honest review: Moved to the west valley area of Phoenix/ Surprise/El Mirage back in 1999 from Texas to start over after getting a divorce and having two small children. It was a great place to start over. The job market and economy was good and I was able to get a job within a short period of time. The pay was extremely low however I was able to make do with the cost of living. Fast forward to the last few years- fraud in just about every industry known to man, especially the housing industry. I put down a pretty good amount of money to have a home built in 2008 only to find that the builder had mechanical leins on the home from not paying subcontractors and landscapers which prevented the close of escrow and the clearing of the title. My family and I were unable to move into the home and weren't told this until after we rented out our current home which left us homeless. Tried to fight it in Arbitration, which is a joke, and won the case only to have the builder file for bankruptcy. Out of thousands of dollars and homeless, just trying to obtain the american dream and own a home. Also, people here are rude and extremely racist here in the Surprise area. My family and I have been literally stared at rudely while out to eat at a local restaurant. Just today a lady gave us the finger in a bank parking lot. They cannot drive here with people still driving that can barely walk and are legally blind, with some people doing "co-driving"-the one that can see directing the driver that still has mobility in their limbs to use the steering wheel, scary!!!! I swear people guess on their drivers test because most don't know the far left lane is the passing lane and it would be great if they would drive near the speed limit instead of 10 miles under. Also, a green light means go, which most don't seem to know and sit at a green light waiting for another color before they use their accelerator??? I was recently laid off along with numerous others and the job market is crazy here. Jobs I am obviously qualified for doesn't warrant a response and if so, a rejection letter that they are going with other applicants. I was actually told by a recruiter from Maricopa County Community college that their process for sorting through the hundreds of applicants for 1 position is to choose the ones with the minimum qualifications and then from that stack, take the ones with the desired qualifications, from that stack they will randomly pick out applications and will call those applicants in to interview, like a lottery system. This place is stressful, racist, boring with nothing to do for entertainment, especially for the kids, and not a great place to live. I am so hoping that I can move on so I can enjoy the rest of my life.
esmith | Surprise, AZ