something weird just happened. in my job, it's a risk that i become functionnally useless for various reasons. either the client doesn't show up, the appointment is cancelled, things like that.
anyway, i got up at 7 after napping three hours, got prettied up, dressed sharp enough to cut glass, put on my bling. i'm feeling good, get there ten minutes early. the model of the slightly eccentric professionnal.
the immigration ministry office forgot to cancel the appointment. they told me they were sorry for that, and told me to go home.
my contract specifies that in cases where the interpreter becomes useless, they are paid for the preordained time of the appointment.
now, you may be thinking that i'm annoyed at having woken up early, and gone there to be told to go home. maybe you're thinking: "what's he got to complain about? he got paid for free!"
that's not what annoys me. what annoys me is that i didn't get to help people today. and to add insult to injury, i got paid for it. screwy reward system, if you ask me.