Life....... in general

Life is not kind...
...or is it?! Well, only time would tell. To be "different" from other boards, our team had decided to dress appropriately. So here we were - shaven (of course the lady not included) and dressed in our business suits to give that formal look.
And in our market, we were the first to present our forecast. It was good and bad. Good because, we started the day fresh (and also because if some other teams took a sling at us, we would get opportunities in their presentations that were to follow). Bad because ....... well, no marks for guessing - the job wasn`t easy.
The business suits didn`t help us in any way......... the shareholders ripped us apart..... with John (moderator) pitching in too! Nor was our performance on any scintillating level. But we were saved by the bell as the allotted time for the presentation ran out. Then the other three teams in John’s group followed with their projections too.
The finale for BMC was when all the teams came together and the analysis of the moderators unfolded. Every slide and bar chart was followed by cheers and jeers (and thankfully no tears). Some did better than their projections, but some were worse. In the end though, it was all about learning.
Candy packs won by the teams did the rounds in the hall as we broke for lunch. Oh! By the way, you may ask what happened to us? Well, forget it, I ain`t telling!!!! Life wasn’t kind after all!