Thanks guys, I do appreciate the sympathy...but I really don't want this to be about me, I'm the kind of bloke where if something happens to me and I react a certain way, I like knowing how other people react to it. In this particular case I think it's useful for all of us to share how we react to adversity, because of course there's no right way to react to it, we're all different. Derek, thanks for sharing mate. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]
And Amber, what happened to you is similar to what happened to me - the annoying thing is the guy that got it was someone I actually trained up when he started a couple of years ago.
And the funny thing is, I don't REALLY want the job - I have my sights set higher than this job, it's more that someone else got it before me, and that in measuring myself against this person I think I'm better than them. It's the competitive side of me that's gotten bruised, I reckon. [img]smile.gif[/img]
Anyway, thanks to all who shared their insights, look forward to reading many more when I wake up. As per Ronn's advice, I definitely hit the turps tonight.
[ 08-02-2004, 12:23 PM: Message edited by: Memnoch ]