No matter how many times I encouraged Fran to focus on her studies and confine her search for employment to not more than one hour a day, she took every opportunity to drop into stores and coffee shops asking whether there were any jobs available.
Day before yesterday I bought a local paper and she immediately opened it to the classified section. That afternoon she made a call and showed up for an interview the following morning! Of course they like her! She just began a 4-day training period for which she will not get paid -- shocking to me, but that's evidently the way things are done in Mexico.
I will learn more about the kind of company and the kind of job when she comes back tonight, but we know it will involved answering phones, which they will train her to do...a good skill for an office job. She told me she never wanted to clean other people's houses for a living again, and considering how she was treated, I don't blame her a bit!
If she passes this 4-day trial she will be hired to start next Monday. Her hours are part time, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. which is exactly what she needs to be able to study and attend classes. Fingers crossed!
She is eager to start because she told me she has almost no money left in her private savings -- a disconcerting feeling. I am happy for her, and we plan to celebrate this weekend if she gets the job!
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