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Thursday, 18 October 2001
I'd tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.

There's a guy in the office right now, talking to my boss. He's doing a security clearance interview about one of my former cow-orkers. He showed a badge, but I was too far away to see it clearly; about all I could tell was that it was gold, and had a horizontal strip of blue enamel on it.

Some of the questions he's asking:

  • When did he work for you?
  • When did you first meet him?
  • How long did he work for you?
  • Was he a good worker?
  • What kind of business is this?
  • What did he do here?
  • Was he full-time? Part-time?
  • Would you recommend him for a position of trust in the government?
  • When he worked for you, where did he live?
  • Did he live in a house or a condo?
  • Was that in town or on the outskirts of town?
  • Was he married?
  • Did he have any children?
  • Was he living with his wife?
  • What hobbies did he have?
  • How often did he play golf?
  • Do you know where he's living now?
  • When was the last time you had any contact with him?
  • What did that contact involve?

I don't know what I expected a security clearance interview to be like, but that definitely didn't fit my expectations.

Posted by godfrey (link)
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