"What do you expect? You're too smart."

[CornField]

This is what another woman told me yesterday after I had given a presentation to a board of directors. The woman (a friend) and I went out to grab a cup of coffee afterward. I told her I thought the meeting went well, but I was suprised at how stand-offish the board members were to my proposal. What I wrote in the subject line was her response. She went on to add that if I wanted to "play with the big boys" I needed to learn the rules.

I know I'm the best person for the proposal I was pitching yesterday. I've got over 10 years experience doing exactly what they need to have done. But, silly me, I thought the days of showing a little leg and giggling to get a job were over.