Lipsticked Pig

Dressing something up doesn’t change what it actually is. You can try and convince yourself that the massive discount you were pressured into allowing is in fact a masterful negotiation trick, but that’s just “putting lipstick on a pig”. Pressure gets to us all. Applying extra pressure in a negotiation may border on unethical, but Read more…

No Smurfing

In online game leagues, high-tier players are normally paired against equally good opponents. But sometimes, a highly skilled individual will simply make a new account under a new name and start over from lower tiers in order to get the chance at playing against new players, which is called “[[Smurfing]]”, because Read more…