Chapter 3 Saving grace

The telephone rings constantly, like a drill in the middle of the silent night … oh wait, who am i kidding, there is no silence in the heart of Malta’s busy temping agency! As Timsy is finished with her interview, others await to tempt their fate – a mother with twins just about legitimate age to place them into day care appears at the door. Desperate for a breathe of fresh air she applied for the part time admin role we currently have going in the central part of Malta. The lady with the pending divorce looming on her shoulders is next in line. You could almost sense her need to get her mind off things, make some money for herself, and let the hours glide faster. The bloke with the fancy shoes, and spiked hair – a generation Y candidate, in full glory and preposterous expectation as it so unfolds. The new graduate alerted by his false sense of entitlement having just completed his 5 year degree. Where are the permanent jobs he mutters to himself? Ah, ill bag myself a temporary contract which may well lead to a perm, and right he is. Over 50% of our temp contacts actually do convert into a permanent, as both parties take a liking to each other and the once temporary slot opens up. Emails bounce off, contracts are dished out, as we go about filling peoples desires to temp away their time for a myriad of reasons, often as different as the individuals themselves. To the outside world it may well seem like any ordinary service, yet to us, it’s a insightful journey into peoples lives. What starts out as a business requirement from a client to fulfil a certain need for a certain period of time, may well be another persons saving grace. Speaking of grace, how did Timsy get along? Let’s hear it from the source …