does anybody feel like god (jehovah) is looking down critically at everything they do?
Hell no - is the big guy in any postion to be critical [assuming 1 - that he exists and 2- that he cares], just reason it out.
Jehovah supposedly banished Satan and a whole bunch of demons to mix it up with us lowly humans. This is supposed to "prove" humans can't goven themselves without him. Love to know what we could do without any freakin super human interferance. Anyway after stacking the deck like this who the hell is he to be critcal.
His holy spirit seems to be horribly ineffective at communication with the Governing Body of the JW's, they change their story constantly as you will see here, from the "borthers" in Germany basically giving support to Hitlers mob, or some poor souls who some times get a resurection, then won't then will etc.
Even if he does have a sellected mob here on earth you would expect him to demonstate it in some way - glowing letters in the sky should be a doddle to him right. Instead nothing nadda nill zero, silence. Basically to not be a witness but carry their baggage as fear or guilt is such a waste of your time. Get over it and enjoy the freedom.
when you encounter someone you have never met before, how do you view that person?
Just relax, go with the flow, try to not be too innocent, and don't loose all control and hurt people, the old "do unto others as you would have them do to you" is good advice. The people in the world are no where near as bad as Witnesses will have you believe.