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Untipping the Scales

The service industry throbs with the pulse of human interaction, where skilled hands and warm smiles weave experiences that linger long after the bill is paid. Yet, beneath the surface of friendly exchanges and steaming plates lurks a complex current: the question of compensation. Tips, the traditional lifeblood of many

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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