kdag wrote:
Here is some advice from "A REPORT ON COMMUNIST BRAINWASHING" referenced above on how to cope with the interrogation tactics.
So here is some food for thought. Corboy is only half joking.
If you are in a line of work where you are likely to encounter demands for intimate self disclosure/self criticism, have an action plan.
One guy who grew up Irish Catholic prior to Vatican II wrote how when he was a child and required to go to confession, he
was too ashamed to tell the priest in the confessional what his real sins
were (masturbation). To preserve his privacy and go through the motions, he confessed to stealing cookies.
So, here we are, talking about LGATs. Or required courses or seminars on "professional development" or coaching being inflicted on you by management.
This is a situation where you are not under arrest, you not under oath to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Your taxes are not being audited.
So, if you are forced to endure some 'professional development' shit where you're required to 'confess', you have the right to preserve your privacy.
So, maybe overwhelm them with a load of fake "sins". Here are a few.
* Confess y
ou are such a people pleaser that you replace the toilet/loo paper roll before it runs out.
* You don't just pick up after your dog, you pick up other people's dog poo also - you are just too nice a person.
* When in line at Starbucks, you never order the latte or cappuchino you really want. Instead, you always order plain coffee because you are ashamed to hold up the line by ordering anything fancier.
Overwhelm the LGAT/Coaching snoopers by confessing 'sins' such as these.
You are mindfucking them right back because:
* You appear to be obedient but you are actually disobeying by not revealing your vulnerablity. worse yet, you remain in control of the situation.
* You're occupying their attention but giving them nothing they can use against you
* All these 'sins' describe what a self sacrificing good citizen you are and make you look like an exemplary employee
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They try to get you to divulge information that you normally wouldn't. I think this is just one of their tactics.
I have learned to take a minute to decide if I am going to answer their question AT ALL. I have to ask myself, "Do I really owe this person this information?"
Here is some advice from "A REPORT ON COMMUNIST BRAINWASHING" referenced above on how to cope with the interrogation tactics.
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Writing Personal Accounts and Self-Criticism.
Experience has indicated that one of the most effective ways of combatting these pressures is to enter into the spirit with an overabundance of enthusiasm.
Endless written accounts of inconsequential material have virtually "smothered" some eager interrogators.
In the same spirit, sober, detailed self-criticisms of the most minute "sins"has sometimes brought good results.
So here is some food for thought. Corboy is only half joking.
If you are in a line of work where you are likely to encounter demands for intimate self disclosure/self criticism, have an action plan.
One guy who grew up Irish Catholic prior to Vatican II wrote how when he was a child and required to go to confession, he
was too ashamed to tell the priest in the confessional what his real sins
were (masturbation). To preserve his privacy and go through the motions, he confessed to stealing cookies.
So, here we are, talking about LGATs. Or required courses or seminars on "professional development" or coaching being inflicted on you by management.
This is a situation where you are not under arrest, you not under oath to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Your taxes are not being audited.
So, if you are forced to endure some 'professional development' shit where you're required to 'confess', you have the right to preserve your privacy.
So, maybe overwhelm them with a load of fake "sins". Here are a few.
* Confess y
ou are such a people pleaser that you replace the toilet/loo paper roll before it runs out.
* You don't just pick up after your dog, you pick up other people's dog poo also - you are just too nice a person.
* When in line at Starbucks, you never order the latte or cappuchino you really want. Instead, you always order plain coffee because you are ashamed to hold up the line by ordering anything fancier.
Overwhelm the LGAT/Coaching snoopers by confessing 'sins' such as these.
You are mindfucking them right back because:
* You appear to be obedient but you are actually disobeying by not revealing your vulnerablity. worse yet, you remain in control of the situation.
* You're occupying their attention but giving them nothing they can use against you
* All these 'sins' describe what a self sacrificing good citizen you are and make you look like an exemplary employee