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What Do I Do If Somebody Cries?
Natalie Lynch is a credentialed investigator and licensed attorney. What do I do if somebody cries? I usually acknowledge that they’re having an emotion and ask if they need a minute and get them a Kleenex. And beyond that, I don’t do much at all about it. Some people cry

What Do You Do If Someone Tells You That You Can’t Understand Their Concern Because of Your Own Immutable Characteristics?
Natalie Lynch is a credentialed investigator and licensed attorney [inaudible 00:00:04]. What do you do if someone tells you that you can’t understand their concern because of your own immutable characteristics? So, maybe a woman tells a male investigator, “You can’t understand my sexual harassment concerns because you’re a

What Do You Do If Somebody Starts Yelling at You During an Interview?
Natalie Lynch is your credentialed investigator and licensed attorney, not a blogger. What do you do if somebody starts yelling at you during an interview? You remember that you got thick skin, and you remember that it’s not personal. Some people are just loud and, as they get agitated, they

What Do You Do If a Witness Asks You for Legal Advice?
Natalie Lynch is your credentialed investigator and licensed attorney, not a vlogger. What do you do if a witness asks you for legal advice? You don’t give it to them. It’s as simple as that. And this question goes to people who both are attorneys, as well as investigators who

What Do You Do With All Your Investigative Notes?
Natalie Lynch is you’re credentialed investigator and licensed attorney, not a vlogger. What do you do with all your investigative notes? ` I still take investigative notes by hand for a lot of reasons, but that leaves me, at the end of an investigation, being a person with investigative notes.
What Do You Do If Somebody Just Won’t Participate?
Natalie Lynch is a credentialed investigator and licensed attorney, not a vlogger. What do you do if somebody just won’t participate? I think you just acknowledge that you cannot control them. There are reasons that people don’t participate. If they’re hospitalized, they’re in a coma – they’re not going to

What Do You Do If Somebody Asks You Who Else is Being Interviewed?
Natalie Lynch is a credentialed investigator and licensed attorney, not a vlogger. What do you do if somebody asks you who else is being interviewed? This also comes up a lot, and sometimes it’s innocuous and not … They’re not trying to be strategic. But you’re having a conversation, and

What Do I Do When the Client Tries to Take Control of an Investigation?
Natalie Lynch is a credentialed investigator and licensed attorney, not a vlogger. What do you do when the client tries to control your investigation? You needed to remind the client that the money they’re spending is related to a neutral, independent, third-party investigation. That being said, some people are just

What Do You Do If You’re Not Sure What to Wear to an Investigation?
Natalie Lynch is your credentialed investigator and licensed attorney, not a vlogger. What do you do if you’re not sure what to wear to an investigation? So, there are some practical things you need to consider. We used to do a lot of work in foundries, and we had to

What Do I Do if Somebody Connects with Me After an Investigation is Completed?
Natalie Lynch is your credentialed investigator and licensed attorney, not a vlogger. What do I do if somebody connects with me after an investigation is completed? So, sometimes the reporting party in particular will reach out to me. I do counsel my clients to circle back around with the reporting

What Do You Do When Somebody Walks Out on Your Interview?
Natalie Lynch is your credentialed investigator and licensed attorney, not a vlogger. What do you do when somebody walks out on your interview? It’s hard as a human investigator to hear that you are the cause of somebody walking out on your interview. But almost certainly that’s what people are

What Do I Do If I Am Asked to Discuss the Value of an Investigation?
What do I do if I am asked to discuss the value of an investigation? The value of a workplace investigation has different importance to people depending on where they are in, sort of, the crisis cycle or the concern cycle. So, if you are with an employer, and