bitter disappointment

bitter, adjective:
painful or unpleasant to accept or contemplate

disappointment, noun:
a feeling of sdaness or displeasure caused by the nonfulfillment of one's hopes or expectations

I think one of the most icky things about working for a really high-profile company is the blatant sycophantic behavior of certain people I meet. I much prefer the second part of the definition: a servile flatterer.

And why is it that attractive men can be so unattractivley grasping? Do ANYTHING to get on one's good side, and (here's the worst of all) forget to keep up the charade - once you're taken in, for however long, they revert to self-serving idiots, and think you're too stupid to notice.

Figures - one thing goes right, and a whole slew of other things go wrong...