The author omits that these meetings are extremely dangerous for technical staff, and must be treated as such. The most likely outcome of such a meeting, if the

The author omits that these meetings are extremely dangerous for technical staff, and must be treated as such. The most likely outcome of such a meeting, if there is any, is negative. Most importantly, any information requested should be provided only after whatever slant is expected has been identified, and then only such as to confirm that slant. It helps to think of corporate management as direct analogs to communist party representatives. They cannot send you to the GULag, but they can fire you, and will, in a heartbeat.