@krellin
Thank you for your story. Overall, I think you're *much* better off. Whilst it's seldom wise to turn over all of your cards onto the table during a job interview, you're better off being yourself.
There are exceptions to this, for example if you've got dependents to support and you're in danger of missing rent, etc. But over the years, I've found that bosses (clients?) that are pushy and judgmental in job interviews, will be pushy and judgmental when you're working for them. To some degree, I think that they feel that ethics permits them to behave this way. "What's his problem? I told the guy I'd be a dick during the job interview, and now he's complaining about it?" They're probably grooming prospects to see whom they can get away with pushing around.
Deadbeat employers will never be out fighting for you to have raises and promotions. They incorrectly believe that simply working for them is a privilege to be earned. There are a number of questions that employers shouldn't ask in job interviews - most trick questions should not be asked. Is an employer offering you a dream job? If not, they shouldn't be asking you what you'd want in a dream job.
They were probably looking to disqualify you by this point anyway, and there are few better reasons to loose a job opportunity than being too direct and too manly.
@goldfinger
I like your answer. I once met the Diplomat to a Caribbean Island Nation from a major Western Power. At a party. The guy was partying pretty hard. You could tell his lifestyle didn't involve a lot of stress.
Honestly, I don't know why more of the lads here don't have a stronger interest in jobs like this, although I would suspect that plenty of them are too bookish. What would be better than a job with a decent retirement system, where you're basically paid to party it up with people with good taste? In your spare time you build bridges between different cultures and prevent wars.
...or you could sit on a bean-bag chair writing CSS at Google, LOL.
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