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Remember that this is geared towards representatives of a corporation, not persons representing themselves. These kinds of answers are almost certainly in a rec
by jedimastert 5y ago
Remember that this is geared towards representatives of a corporation, not persons representing themselves. These kinds of answers are almost certainly in a record somewhere.
- ghaff 5y agoA record someplace maybe. A record that I have? Often not. Ask me when I first discussed $TOPIC with someone or when I was briefed about $TOPIC or when I talked to a reporter about $TOPIC, I may have a date-stamped note, scrawl in my paper calendar, or an entry in an electronic calendar (assuming I'm still with the same company). But I may also have a vague recollection which no amount of prodding is going to crystallize or just no memory at all.
- giantg2 5y agoI don't see how this changes much. It's very possible they don't have those details recorded, or if they do they still don't remember them. Then they are just reading off of the notes. The credibly that is often given to notes is alarming. Sure, dated notes in combination with memory is good. But if there is no memory to go with them and no validation process, then it's possible there was a mistake in the notes, yet they treat them as truth.
- ghaff 5y agoMore times than I care to admit, I'll have some cryptic comment or action item in my calendar notes and I have to go back to the person I was talking with and ask: "What the hell does this mean?"