So I have a demo in 8 hours on something I haven’t looked at in 3 months. This should be interesting.

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Haha call this bowl "Sales confessions" I like the honesty! Did you have time to look over it after you posted this? I find that the crunch mode I felt in college right before finals is something that has really followed me through life. Maybe I'm unprepared, or maybe that's just what being a human is like.

I think it’s just what being a human is like 😂
I did have time to look over it, though 30 min. before the call my demo server went down and I almost had to cancel it. It went back up literally as the call was starting.

May the demo gods always be on your side.

I had one this summer that was 20 mins notice for something I hadn’t touched in 8 months. (Totally forgot about the meeting until 20mins before)

Went fantastically well. Made me realize I’ve spent too long in a hands-on-keyboard SE role and time to move up

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