My morning has been un-freaking-believable. I get a call from a staffing agency yesterday about how they have a one day and am I interested? Definitely. I get all my things ready to go downtown tomorrow morning.
I woke up at 3:30 and didn’t fall back asleep until I had less than an hour before my alarm so I was off to a great start. I drove my car to metro since a full day at work would have me going straight into my evening plans. I get downtown 15 minutes early. I sat in the lobby for 30 minutes waiting to either be collected or told I could go upstairs.
Normally they collect their temps right away or send them up so this was unusual. Near the 45 minute mark I finally get sent upstairs. I find the office and about 3 seconds after I get there someone comes in and starts talking to the woman who informs me “I need a minute.” You’ve kept me waiting for 45, what’s another one. I wait in the hall until I’m beckoned and introduce myself. She has no idea who I am.
She didn’t check her email after noon the day before (or that morning apparently) and it takes a second for her to figure out why I’m there. Once she does, she tells me that it’s supposed to be the last day for all the temps and they probably won’t need me.
So I had to wait around for 45 minutes and schlepped downtown for nothing all because you can’t check your email? I’m pissed because I came all the way downtown and changed metro lines during rush hour and I’m not even going to get paid. It was the first the staffing agency heard of that need being over.
My options are pay the $5 to free my car from metro or figure out what to do in DC for 8 hours with leftovers in my backpack. I attempted to kill time but finally just admitted defeat and came home in time to watch the US lost to stupid Canada.
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