So out of the six days that I worked at the nameless PR firm in Alameda, I always had a great attitude, and an open and optimistic mind. One by one, events would unfold that would rub me the wrong way, but consistently I thought "I made the decision to accept this job and I am always right. Therefore I AM liking this job, I MUST be, and any perceived problems will go away once I get inside their inner circle." I was desperately trying to convince myself that this was the right choice. This is called Cognitive Dissonance.

But as much as I was telling myself that it would soon be more copasetic, the little man inside me knew better. You can't fool the Little Man. And all this and last week, he was quotingArrested Development: 'I've made a huge mistake.'

I would like to outline why this was not the right job for me, but the first rule about blogs is you've gotta keep them short. The second rule is, start writing a series. So that's what I will do (now that I have so much free time) for the next week. Everyday this week I will describe another reason why I'm glad that I was freed from my self inflicted prision of Cognitive Dissonance with bars of steel-Inertia. After this week, I will chart my progress down the path of the unemployed, along with the undoubted twists and turns. And everyday I will leave you, my readers, with a wise nugget.

Today's nugget: When you get a gut feeling about something, don't take a Tums; you gotta go with the Little Man.

P.S. I've started a new blog for this endeavor: zappasaiditbest.blogspot.com/ or Wind Up Workin' in a Gas Station, and will not be posting any more work related entries on my myspace or tribe blogs. Add my new blog to your RSS feed! zappasaiditbest.blogspot.com/fee...ault