AMA: CVP AN2

I have wanted to do this for a while.

For context: nearly 2 years of experience, work in the NY office, and am extreme diversity hire (LGBTQUDKFJD+-069420, woman, bipoc, paraplegic, autistic, vision impaired, retarded, have only one testicle, etc.).

Happy to answer any questions on interviews/ prep to get in (i.e. how to fake diversity seeing as cvp gobbles that up), the nature of the work (i.e. how to align logos bc i cant handle anything else)

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Mr. Disagreeable

I am sponsored by them

1mi time? 5K time? 26.2 time?

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 
Mr. Disagreeable

Uhh mile PR is 5:59 that I hit 2 years ago but its probably not any better than 6:25 now, 5k I'd be happy to finish in under 22 minutes, and the marathon is not happening. 

I'm a tennis player. 

Oh ok you're sponsored by Asics for tennis or you just play recreationally?

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 
Mr. Disagreeable

I am sponsered for tennis, but I will probably end up dropping them soon. Have any new profile pic recommendations? 

Oh ok cool. My Mom used to be sponsored by Prince for senior tennis. I was sponsored by Dunlop in youth tennis. 

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 
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Mr. Disagreeable

What haven't you done lol. 

What was your peak rating? Always interesting to find other competitive players.

I stopped playing my junior year of HS. We didn't go by ratings then, but could probably beat 5.0 players. I played in one pro tournament qualifier. I largely got busy with life at age 17 and dropped tennis after that. Since then, I only played in a college intramural tourney and got 2nd. Also, I bet a friend $1000 that I could beat him in a set and lost. I got super rusty. My game is highly odd. I have a two handed forehand and a one handed backhand and can sprint to get back almost every shot, am called the 'backboard' by some. My serve is terrible. The transition from a HS junior tennis player to the 18-19 year old pro is dictated by his aggressive serve. I never got to that level.

What is your USTA rating equivalent?

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

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