Time or Money?

Timing is everything in life. It determines whether you have money or not. One minute early or late can determine whether you get something or not. When I was living in Durban before moving to Jo'burg I had applied to work at South African Airways (SAA). I did not get the job, I wasn't even called for an interview. A couple of  years later, I moved to Jo'burg and at the time I was not looking for a job at SAA.

I had submitted my cv to an employment agency and had applied for a tourism related job. I got the job, but they had not confirmed my starting date. I had even gotten my passport because the job required me to travel throughout the African continent. One day I phoned the agency, they thought I was no longer working at the other job and then they told me about a temp job at SAA. A lady was going on maternity leave and SAA needed someone for six months.

I got lost on my way to the interview and I got there late for the temp position. But it so happened that the agency had gotten ten employees for SAA for permanent job for a different position. I asked the lady to contact SAA to find out if everyone pitched up for the job. They told the agency that only nine people arrived and one more person was needed. An interview was done and I was hired on the spot. If I had gotten to my initial interview on time, I would have gotten the temp job and not gotten a permanent position.