Sunday 17 February 2008

I Am Employed!

It's true! I am employed! The second temp agency that I walked into on Wednesday hired me on the spot and gave me work as soon as I finished the registration (I came back on thursday with my passport for the rest of the registration and the only guy there said to come back later, as there was "sickness in the office" which I thought was a little melodramtic, as if they had all just come down with the bubonic plague and I should quickly exit the office and contact my local disease control center) on Friday. After I was entered into the computer they told me that they already had work for me. I am going to be a "caterers assistant" Monday (tomorrow) and Tuesday. Then about a half an hour ago I walked into a pub advertising for part-time help adn mentioned that I was looking for a job and I start on Wednesday. Neither of these employers asked for my references. Will summed it up as "they checked your voice for an accent and your arms for track-marks." Which is pretty accurate. My edge comes from my ability to speak English like a native English-speaker (though not a British-English speaker) and my uncanny availability on nights and weekends.
Anyways, the pub (I am calling it the P.) looks good and quiet and apparently caters to a whole lot of science Ph.D candidates from the polar research lab down the block. I can handle science Ph.Ds. I have also been meaning to go and see the polar research museum, which is also down the block.

1 comment:

Penelope said...

emily it's so cool that you are working at a pub for scientists. god your life rules.


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