That's so....
My first proper job after uni 10 years ago was processing life assurance applications. After my intense training period (a WHOLE 4 days) my first case was a certain camp Irish chat show host. Anyone who has ever applied for life assurance will know that you have to answer questions about your age, height, weight, health and lifestyle etc etc. The answers to these questions determines whether you are offered life assurance on the spot or whether the underwriters need more information. If you are overweight or have a history of medical problems, the underwriters may ask you to undergo a medical examination, if you have any dangerous hobbies they may ask you for further information about the frequency and intensity of such hobbies. If you are a homosexual, you will most probably have to have an HIV test. Thems the rules.

To cut a long story short, this particular camp Irish chat show host went absolutely mental when he received my letter explaining the necessity of an HIV test. Apparently I had completely abused his trust, as he had not wanted to state that he was a homosexual...like it was some big secret!

He cancelled his application and just for good measure his financial adviser phoned me up to give me a bollocking for costing him a sale. Because I was the new guy I thought I might get fired, even though it was an underwriting decision, so I kept copies of all the correspondence. Once it became obvious that I was in the clear I burned all the copies just in case I did something stupid like send them all to a tabloid newspaper in a fit of spite and greed.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Thu 8 Oct 2009, 16:32, 2 replies)

Phew!
Good job you haven't told the whole interne... Oh No!

:D
( IHaveABadFeelingAboutThis most likely working from home on, Thu 8 Oct 2009, 16:42, closed)

Well I waited 10 years
and I no longer work for that company...but I must admit to feeling a bit dodgy writing that.

Oh well, no names mentioned and it's only the internet, it could all be a pack of lies.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Thu 8 Oct 2009, 16:47, closed)