The 5 Types of Hugs

Placement Day - Otherwise known as the Ides of March to me have come and gone for some, but for some, as the soothsayer says to Caesar, "Soothu! The Ides of March are here, but have not yet gone....". Yep, I ended up being one of those "Wishful-Thinking-The-Only-Reason-You-Didnt-Get-Placed-is-because-something-better-is-waiting-for-you" people (Ofcourse, the other set of people are the I-sucked-balls-on-placement-day-and-had-a-microscopic-GPA-and-an-ugly-face-and-maybe-thats-why-I-didnt-get-placed). I didnt get placed. But not a big deal - I realised I actually believe the 'Wishful-Thinking..." part. So, as I travesed along on the different floors and the different rooms looking at the different people who were in the same boat as I was, while some of them were getting off and I hugged or received a hug from each and every one I met. I decided to classify it:
Key: (G) - Give, (R) - Receive, (R) frm (P) -Receive from Placed person, (R) frm (UP) - Receive from Unplaced person

1) The "Thats so-f**king-awesome! hug" (G) - When your friend gets a job and you see him/her when you hear the news, you are genuinely proud and happy for them and you give them a hug and share their happiness.

2) The "Oh-Sorry-man" hug (G) - This one hurts the most. Especially when you have to go and hug someone and tell them that you truly are sorry that they didnt get through, when they look at you with the same expression that your own job itself hasnt yet materialised.

3) The "Oh-Sorry-Man hug" (R) frm (P) - This one helps you a little and kind of cheers you up and preps you for your next attempt. Especially since this comes from someone who is already placed, you sub-conciously think, 'OK, where's my next interview?" and go on..

4) The "Oh-Sorry-Man hug" (R) frm (UP) - This one amuses you to the maximum. Cheers you up even. I havent the foggiest idea why, but this one would make me just look at the person, smile and go, 'Hey - What the hell? This f**king company doesnt know what its missing' which gives the origin to a class of people (The 'Wishful-Thinking...' class as mentioned above)

5) The "Thats-so-f**king-awesome" hug (R) - I have no idea what this feels like. I have experienced the other 4 multiple times on placement day but was unable to experience number 5.

So what if it couldnt happen on placement day. Better things are waiting for me, the Ides of March have not yet gone and as when I experience it, I shall let you know what it feels like...