5) Get up, Stand up

On the elevator yesterday, a red-headed attorney was talking to her friend. She said, "Oh I forgot you've never been here before, well this is my colleague Tom..." and she gestured to me. I said, "I'm not Tom."

This was followed by an awkward exchange where she said she's pretty sure I'm "the new hedge fund guy Tom" and I assured her this wasn't the case. I made things worse by asking what Tom looks like, "so I can know if he looks as good as me." That was very inappropriate.

Later T and Mert told me I should've just pretended I was Tom to make the situation less uncomfortable for everyone. No way, I'm all about The Truth, man! I'm not gonna suppress my identity just so some bigwig doesn't look bad in front of her friend. I am Jesse, I am proud.

(Real Tom above left)