I won't lie to someone's face but I've deliberately misled gatekeepers hundreds of times in order to grab the opportunity to deliver excellent work. People are

I won't lie to someone's face but I've deliberately misled gatekeepers hundreds of times in order to grab the opportunity to deliver excellent work. People are judgy and scared, and we all know the exchange rate between false positives and false negatives is a farce, and when it comes to my ability, you're damn right I know better than they do. The idea that I have a moral obligation to gift them decisions about my future is laughable. I've never had any complaints and I've never lost a minute's sleep. If they don't like me after they've known me more than 45 minutes, they can put me in review and fire me. I won't cry about it.