> I'm also confused, how does someone coming up to talk to you forces you to write anything down?? (seriously I don't get that part :) ) Because the most impor

> I'm also confused, how does someone coming up to talk to you forces you to write anything down?? (seriously I don't get that part :) ) Because the most important thing in corporate environment is paper trail. If someone comes to you in person and convinces you to do something you still need an email exchange with summary of what you've agreed on, otherwise someday someone will blame you for a bad decision, and you won't have anything material to defend yourself with.