Anonymous ID: 945419 Oct. 13, 2025, 11:18 a.m. No.23732817   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>2825

Upon graduation, Felt took a position at the Federal Trade Commission but did not enjoy his work. His workload was very light, and he was assigned to investigate whether a toilet paper brand, called "Red Cross", was misleading consumers into thinking it was endorsed by the American Red Cross. Felt wrote in his memoir:

 

My research, which required days of travel and hundreds of interviews, produced two definite conclusions:

1. Most people did use toilet tissue.

2. Most people did not appreciate being asked about it.

That was when I started looking for other employment.

 

He applied for a job with the FBI in November 1941 and was accepted. His first day at the Bureau was January 26, 1942.