When did you wreck someone who completely underestimated you?

I was at a conference when I was about 24 or 25.

As I was waiting near the front of the room, I was approached by a guy I'd never met who said

something like, son, let me give you some free advice.

You want to be successful in this industry, pay attention to the next presenter.

I was the next presenter.

There is a classy or thoughtful way to do

this, and this D-bag condescending way to do it. I promise this guy was not trying to be helpful.

He was trying to be an awesome industry insider who could talk down to people. There was a great

internship posted on my law school job board. I applied, did all the right steps and stuff,

didn't even get an interview. Six months later, a similar offer is posted, and I apply again.

This time, someone from my school's career office calls and says,

we can't send someone with your credentials to that prestigious employer because this is a really

important relationship for the school. I apply on my own, get the interview, and get the position.

The school finds out I got the internship, wants to set up a meeting to make sure expectations are set correctly,

and I politely tell them to pound sand. Now I have a full-time job with that company.

I am underestimated every Friday at the arcade. Just because I'm 30,

slightly chubby and dressed in a suit, it doesn't mean that I can't beat a couple of teenagers'

butts in Dance Dance Revolution. My girlfriend's dad was helping me tune up my truck. He's a real

domineering type of guy and likes to be bossy, so I was just letting him, quote, educate me on vehicle maintenance. Towards the end, I was sitting in the truck while he plugged the wires back up. He wanted me to turn it over, and nothing. He tried again, and I turned the key again, nothing. At this point, I hopped out, and without a word, plugged the wires correctly into the cap and started the truck

no problem. To this day, I'm the only person he doesn't try to educate and boss around. In short,

Google is a great friend. I'm blonde with blue eyes, six foot tall and I live in the US. I speak fluent

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