The "interrogator"

The "interrogator" was more like a robot on a mission from God.

Not tough or mean, just insistent. I would have preferred someone mean.

It was a long series of rapid fire questions: to find and explore my technical or SOX weaknesses.

As hard, as I tried to steer the meeting away the area he asked about, the more precise and cutting the questions were.

The more I appealed to other people in the room, the more he took over and asked more questions.

It was done with the back-ground of a quick, quick quick tempo

I also tried to break this time-tempo, but it did not work.

The most frustrating thing was that I knew what he was doing to me and couldn't get out of it.

The usual ways of dealing with an "interrogator" just did not work. Or maybe I was out of practice.

Also I was caught by surprise. This was done after lunch (steak and lobster at the "Black Angus" restaurant and I may have let my guard down.

I was waiting for an interview with the "Japanese" co-coordinator and not with an "interrogator".

I was preparing myself for the Japanese co-coordinator.

And in walked the audit director, the Japanese co-coordinator and the "interrogator". They all came into the room at the same time and stayed there. So I couldn't even be rude to the "interrogator".

It turned out that the meeting with the Japanese co-coordinator was done after the "interrogation".




Pat