Good News

So I am thrilled to death. You know how sometimes you get screwed, I mean you just have something happen to you that makes you want to kick your tires, spit at everyone, scream, maybe run your car into a trash can? Well I have, of course, being the emotional basket case that I can be.

Last month, I drove an hour and a half for an interpreting job, to a place which was SOOO set out of the way that they really should have made a note of that to the agency when they set the appointment. But they didn't. Of course, this is the day that I cannot for the life of me find my phone before I set off. I arrive in the area, should have been on time, but spend precious minutes driving around trying to find the building, which is hidden off directly behind another building. I arrive at the front desk exactly 8 minutes late. They ask me to have a seat and wait, apparently they have started the appointment without me. Now, I cannot divulge much about this appointment because intepreters have a Code of Conduct that says we can't divulge this kind of info. But suffice it to say that this was the type of event that SHOULD NOT have proceeded without an interpreter!

After waiting for a bit more than 10 minutes, someone comes out and says that they won't be able to use me and that I won't be getting paid for the job! I understand that being on time is important, and those of you who know me might find this hard to believe, but I am always 15 minutes early for my jobs, unless I am coming directly from another one and I just got there as soon as I could! So this was a double blow.

Now, the reason that I am soooo happy is that I was just informed by my agency that I will in fact be getting paid for the job! It turns out that my agency stood up for me and pointed out that I handled myself professionally, and that interpreters wait for 30 minutes for the client to show up, they could have waited or attempted to contact the agency to find out what was going on! Things, like life, happen, and their response was ridiculous, especially in light of the small time that I was late. So yay! I am getting paid. HAHAHA to them! And they were rude about it when they told me, so I really like the feeling that they got it stuck to them! Ha!