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DustinB3403

@scottalanmiller said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

@dustinb3403 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

@wirestyle22 honesty, list what you are capable of, rather than lie about it and get caught. You're burning the bridge before you've even crossed it.

Devil's Advocate: If you lie and get caught, the worse case scenario is still better than if you tell the truth. Jobs put themselves in a scenario of "lie, or else".

My stance was leaning towards the likely probability of the position having fake requirements.

Of course, worst case (usually) you might end up fired again. But you've still earned some money in the interim..

scottalanmiller

@dustinb3403 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

@scottalanmiller said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

@dustinb3403 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

@wirestyle22 honesty, list what you are capable of, rather than lie about it and get caught. You're burning the bridge before you've even crossed it.

Devil's Advocate: If you lie and get caught, the worse case scenario is still better than if you tell the truth. Jobs put themselves in a scenario of "lie, or else".

My stance was leaning towards the likely probability of the position having fake requirements.

Of course, worst case (usually) you might end up fired again. But you've still earned some money in the interim..

Right, and if the requirements are fake, do we then have a grey area where we are kind of dealing with the company lying already?

scottalanmiller

Is it okay to lie in response to a lie?

scottalanmiller

@dustinb3403 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

Of course, worst case (usually) you might end up fired again. But you've still earned some money in the interim..

Exactly. And that's ONLY if they catch him AND only if they decide to fire him based on lying to get hired rather than on performance. Which would be a pretty foolish business decision to make.

DustinB3403

@scottalanmiller said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

Is it okay to lie in response to a lie?

A better question would be, is it okay to provide an answer you know someone is looking for if you know they are lying?

It's not lying to not say something but to infer it based on phrasing.

wirestyle22

@scottalanmiller said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

Is it okay to lie in response to a lie?

Not in my opinion.

popester

@scottalanmiller said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

Is it okay to lie in response to a lie?

Only if you are running for office apparently. $:-\$

wirestyle22

For the record this is not a real situation either. It's just a thought I had. I would never knowingly lie like that but I think most of the people who know me here know that