"'Will you walk into my parlor ?" said the spider to the fly; 'Tis the prettiest little parlor that ever you did spy.”
– Mary Howitt
When I walked into my most recent deposition I couldn’t believe what my eyes beheld. There were wood chairs with delicately patterned cushions, soft lighting, personal bottles of Fuji brand water, a tea service and, to top it off, a candy dish. I’m not kidding. There was a candy dish in there.
Mary’s words penned in 1829 still ring true today.
When you walk into the room to give your deposition, one of two things will happen. You will be made comfortable so that it lulls you into making a mistake, or you will be made uncomfortable so that you will get nervous and screw up. Most of the time you will get the water and candy dish.
But don’t be fooled. You are the fly.
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