Frank Hou Offers Me a New Job – Mad Chaos: January 21, 1997

Auntie Mira Phones

I woke up at 8:30am in the morning today when the phone rang.  It was my Auntie Mira.  She was coming over to see my parents.  

Once I hung up, I slept until 10:30am.  Auntie Mira had already arrived to our house.  I walked upstairs to talk to her.  Then I had something to eat, and prepared to leave home.

Visiting CES

I walked from Bradbury to Campbelltown CES.  

Frank wanted me to find more information about the Jobstart subsidy available for the junior accounts clerk job he offered.

In CES I asked about the subsidy.  

Then I came to a payphone outside to ring Frank Hou with the details.

I visited the CES office again.  The CES officer rang Frank up a second time.  She appointed me an interview with Frank today at 3:00pm.  

The time was midday.  I had three hours to prepare.

I walked back home from Campbelltown.   

With my hair slicked back but not tied up, I dressed in my button-up white shirt, black Keppers, and  black Dunlops.  

Then I had my dad drive me back into Campbelltown.  

Job Interview Preparation

In Campbelltown I photocopied my resume a few times so I would have copies to give to Frank.

Then I headed for Campbelltown station.  

A train took me from Campbelltown to Ashfield.  

Frank Hou’s accounting business wasn’t far from Ashfield station.  

Frank was actually a nice person.  

Interviewed By Frank Hou

During the interview with Frank Hou, he introduced me to the nice people in his office.

Then Frank and I talked for a long time about the junior accounting clerk job.  

There were many features of the job that Frank talked about.  I would be doing a various amount of clerical tasks, including going to the city or other places twice a week or less to deliver documents.  

I will be getting $240 dollars before tax at the job.  

The hours are very flexible.  If I were late I could still turn up to work and be paid regardless, as if I was there the whole day.  

Passing Frank’s Test

“Ring me when you arrive home.  I can let you know if the job is yours,” Frank told me.  I think it was a test to see how long it would take for me to travel the distance, as well as a test of my commitment to work.

I rang Frank up.  

“You are in luck.  The job is yours.  Congratulations.  Be here tomorrow by ten o’ clock.   You can start working full-time from tomorrow.  You finish at half past five.” Frank told me.  

The news was so sudden.   Tomorrow after work I have to make it to gridiron training.   I will have to talk to Lucas to see what the plan will be for that.  

Now I am going to relax until 12:00am midnight.  Then I will prepare to sleep so that I can wake up at 7:00am tomorrow morning.