Mr. S., I've been a little surprised, I must admit, by your remarks. I hope you won't mind then if I ask you a personal question.
"No, not at all."
What is your personal reaction to me? What do you think my future would be in General Motors?
"Well, frankly, I think that you would have a difficult time."
Yes?
"A very difficult time adjusting to big corporate life. It seems to me that with your, uh, attitudes, that you would not really find outlets for what you call creativity or originality. I mean, so you could be a plant supervisor. What do you do? It's your responsibility to get people out of bed every morning."
I see. Well, I want to thank you for the frankness and the interview and everything.
"Not at all. And I wouldn't want to discourage you. You should apply to some other companies.