Have not stepped foot into the gym since Saturday. Not feeling too guilty yet because I have fed myself a load of excellent excuses. I was too mentally occupied for the last few days to workout. But as of today, everything has been happily resolved. No more excuses. Darn!!! A few days ago I was venting about how stupid interview questions were, but it turned out I wasn't too bad at BS'ing myself. Or maybe I just got lucky. The company was desperate and I was at the right place and at the right time. I had an hour-long phone interview. By the end my left arm was so sore from pressing the phone against my ear, I could hardly lift it. I got the offer first thing the next morning. Everything was hunky-dory after that right? Unfortunately, things are never that smooth. I spent the last two days negotiating with the headhunter (or through the headhunter with the company, I am not sure which) over various ridiculously trivial matters. I had a strong suspicion that it was the HR person at the company who decided to play a little game of chicken with me. I am very proud to say I wasn't the chicken this time. However to be fair, I was fully aware that I was holding all the cards. I didn't need them, but they needed me. Not sure why they weren't straight with me right from the beginning. After all, you can't bluff someone who had already seen your hand. Maybe it is a rule that all the HR personnel must follow - "Try beating down on the potential employee right from the start if possible, we don't want our employees to feel good about working here."I admit, I do tend to get all worked up easily. I was fuming for the whole day after I heard those ridiculous excuses the headhunter was telling me. I am a straightforward kind of person and I wish everyone could just be as straight with me. Unfortunately that is not how the world works. I often complain to my parents, "Why did you teach me to be honest and modest as I was growing up? Now it is impossible for me to embellish truths and step over people to get ahead." Being able to walk-the-walk and talk-the-talk is so important in the real world, it should be included in every child's must learn curriculum.
