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Good morning, Nittanyville! There is a lot of good advice -- I particularly liked MTSUgirl's techniques and DubaiSis' thoughts -- on this thread.
Managing the pace and stress of this recruitment actually has a silver lining. You will encounter situations, particularly in the workplace, where you will definitely not want to be your best self and not want to be in a conference room with XYZ going over the same inane thing again and wonder how in the heck Zippo got a management role. Sometimes all on the same day! : ) The best you can do in all of these stressful situations is manage your reaction (since there isn't much you can do about Zippo.) If you can distance yourself a wee bit and then say, "Okay, I'll play the game, put on my gameface and then see what happens". Sometimes you don't always get to be your genuine self, but if you go with the flow and see where it leads, you may find a surprising outcome. And remember, in the end you still have a choice -- you don't have to join any group.
Gameface wiil be skill that will serve you well for a lifetime. You already know that. I think you are just tired.
Now, I have to go put on my own gameface. It's Zippo time!
Good luck, hang in there (and these ladies offer good advice)!
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