1) The narrator overslept and was over an hour late for a job interview at 10:30am on a Saturday morning. 2) While hailing a taxi, the narrator witnessed a car accident and helped the victim until an ambulance arrived, making the narrator even later for the interview. 3) Despite pleading his case, the narrator was told he did not get the job for being late. However, days later the boss called to offer the narrator the job after learning he had helped the accident victim, who was also an interviewee.