I quite dislike applying for a job, only to find that it's not really a job but a consultantcy [or a 'placement agency'] which happens to have a job. Then, they want me to pull out my suit, drive 30 minutes into the city, pay $10 for parking [one of the downsides to Minneapolis], and then 30 minutes back; all for some 15 minute interview to make sure I don't have the plague.

Of course, by the time all that occurs the job is likely long gone and I'm lucky to hear from my interviewer again. Just a complete waste of time. God knows my afternoon would be better off looking for jobs or even playing Civ4, but at this point I can't ignore even the longest possibility.