OK, so I'm an attention whore - largely because I have confidence issues and still haven't got fully over the supreme dent to my self worth that my divorce gave me, even though I know I have the love and support of my wife and family, and some of the best friends ("real" and online) that a man could want.

I love you for your support.

But this week, I had a meeting with one of our largest customers - a major blue chip firm who contract a range of products to my company.

Because my boss (the MD) has not met these people, he asked if I could take him to my meeting.

The account manager was there from our company too, and nominally he's in charge of our business with the customer, but in reality they come to me because most of the traffic is technical info he can't furnish (he's a salesman, and a good one, but I'm the techie bloke).

Anyway, at this meeting, their entire team (seven different people over a few...