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Smallville 07/14/22 6:10:40 PM #1:	any of you here have been caught, lying? --- "That won't work Boss, hide the target in a place they're unlikely to be found"---GZ <cite>Smallville posted [p:966577167] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>any of you here have been caught, lying? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 07/14/22 6:11:15 PM #2:	I once said I had a reliable mode of transportation when I didn't --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. <cite>Irony posted [p:966577182] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>I once said I had a reliable mode of transportation when I didn't </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MedeaLysistrata 07/14/22 6:11:37 PM #3:	Sure, omitting stuff --- "Why is ontology so expensive?" - JH [Is this live?][Joyless planet...] <cite>MedeaLysistrata posted [p:966577194] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>Sure, omitting stuff </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
xue1 07/14/22 6:13:57 PM #4:	No, but when I was at a university job fair, a recruiter told me that he was an alumnus of the university. I was trying to be friendly, so I said, "Oh, you're an alum! You'll hire me" He got annoyed with me, and said that just because he was an alum, he wasn't going to hire me He didn't understand that I was just being glib <cite>xue1 posted [p:966577238] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>No, but when I was at a university job fair, a recruiter told me that he was an alumnus of the university. I was trying to be friendly, so I said, "Oh, you're an alum! You'll hire me" He got annoyed with me, and said that just because he was an alum, he wasn't going to hire me He didn't understand that I was just being glib </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smallville 07/14/22 8:33:49 PM #5:	xue1 posted... No, but when I was at a university job fair, a recruiter told me that he was an alumnus of the university. I was trying to be friendly, so I said, "Oh, you're an alum! You'll hire me" He got annoyed with me, and said that just because he was an alum, he wasn't going to hire me He didn't understand that I was just being glib Odd response by him --- "That won't work Boss, hide the target in a place they're unlikely to be found"---GZ <cite>Smallville posted [p:966580310] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>xue1 posted... </cite> <quote>No, but when I was at a university job fair, a recruiter told me that he was an alumnus of the university. I was trying to be friendly, so I said, "Oh, you're an alum! You'll hire me" He got annoyed with me, and said that just because he was an alum, he wasn't going to hire me He didn't understand that I was just being glib</quote>Odd response by him </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ShineboxPhil 07/14/22 8:34:45 PM #6:	Yes and I'm still employed 5 years later --- Colorado Avalanche, Golden State Warriors, Atlanta Braves, LA Rams, Real Madrid #1 Fan <cite>ShineboxPhil posted [p:966580341] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>Yes and I'm still employed 5 years later </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HovaRex 07/14/22 8:35:51 PM #7:	Yes still working there too. --- I come back to you now, at the turn of the tide. <cite>HovaRex posted [p:966580363] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>Yes still working there too. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wackyteen 07/14/22 8:36:49 PM #8:	No. I've submitted like 3 job applications in my life and only gotten employed at one of them. --- The name is wackyteen for a reason. Never doubt. <cite>wackyteen posted [p:966580383] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>No. I've submitted like 3 job applications in my life and only gotten employed at one of them. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smallville 07/14/22 8:40:26 PM #9:	wackyteen posted... No. I've submitted like 3 job applications in my life and only gotten employed at one of them. You work , now? --- "That won't work Boss, hide the target in a place they're unlikely to be found"---GZ <cite>Smallville posted [p:966580447] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>wackyteen posted... </cite> <quote>No. I've submitted like 3 job applications in my life and only gotten employed at one of them.</quote>You work , now? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dodgefan91 07/14/22 8:45:24 PM #10:	My resume has a couple of years where I was "self employed". Which is kind of true, but obviously misleading. I was mostly just being a bum and living off savings, but occasionally did side work for a few hundred dollars here and there fixing the neighbor's cars and farm equipment. <cite>dodgefan91 posted [p:966580531] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>My resume has a couple of years where I was "self employed". Which is kind of true, but obviously misleading. I was mostly just being a bum and living off savings, but occasionally did side work for a few hundred dollars here and there fixing the neighbor's cars and farm equipment. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nerevar791 07/14/22 8:46:26 PM #11:	When I was a lot younger and didn't have much experience I think I put that I had worked at a girlfriend's sister's business, but aside from that no, and never had any need or reason to since. --- The artist formerly known as RebelElite791 <cite>Nerevar791 posted [p:966580552] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>When I was a lot younger and didn't have much experience I think I put that I had worked at a girlfriend's sister's business, but aside from that no, and never had any need or reason to since. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wackyteen 07/14/22 8:47:56 PM #12:	Smallville posted... You work , now? Been in the Army since 2013 so yeah. --- The name is wackyteen for a reason. Never doubt. <cite>wackyteen posted [p:966580586] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>Smallville posted... </cite> <quote>You work , now?</quote>Been in the Army since 2013 so yeah. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarcoRubio 07/14/22 8:48:07 PM #13:	I always mention I'm a licensed submarine captain, and I'm not. --- Vote for me, 2016! <cite>MarcoRubio posted [p:966580589] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>I always mention I'm a licensed submarine captain, and I'm not. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Master_Bass 07/14/22 8:48:46 PM #14:	dodgefan91 posted... My resume has a couple of years where I was "self employed". Which is kind of true, but obviously misleading. I was mostly just being a bum and living off savings, but occasionally did side work for a few hundred dollars here and there fixing the neighbor's cars and farm equipment. This. I put that type of thing on my resume when I was trying to find my first job. At best it was just me fixing a neighbor's easy computer troubles that they had very rarely. --- Many Bothans died to bring you this post. <cite>Master_Bass posted [p:966580603] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>dodgefan91 posted... </cite> <quote>My resume has a couple of years where I was "self employed". Which is kind of true, but obviously misleading. I was mostly just being a bum and living off savings, but occasionally did side work for a few hundred dollars here and there fixing the neighbor's cars and farm equipment.</quote>This. I put that type of thing on my resume when I was trying to find my first job. At best it was just me fixing a neighbor's easy computer troubles that they had very rarely. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HovaRex 07/14/22 9:04:02 PM #15:	Yeah the only thing I really lied about is covering up any gaps in employment by saying I worked at jobs longer to cover the gap. Luckily I'm not a bridge burner so if they did phone any of my references they covered for me. --- I come back to you now, at the turn of the tide. <cite>HovaRex posted [p:966580883] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>Yeah the only thing I really lied about is covering up any gaps in employment by saying I worked at jobs longer to cover the gap. Luckily I'm not a bridge burner so if they did phone any of my references they covered for me. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
knightmarexx 07/14/22 9:07:55 PM #16:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQwVJgmZaA8 <cite>knightmarexx posted [p:966580971] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQwVJgmZaA8 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Smallville 07/14/22 9:17:00 PM #18:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Really ,what were the results? --- "That won't work Boss, hide the target in a place they're unlikely to be found"---GZ <cite>Smallville posted [p:966581146] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Really ,what were the results? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pojr 07/14/22 9:17:00 PM #19:	i omit jobs that i was fired from, and jobs i worked as a teen sometimes i exaggerate my intro, to make it look like i want to move up with the job im applying to one job i claim i was an assistant manager, but i wasn't really. i put assistant because i basically was, i just wasnt getting the credit for it --- pojr I summon it. You spell it. <cite>pojr posted [p:966581147] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>i omit jobs that i was fired from, and jobs i worked as a teensometimes i exaggerate my intro, to make it look like i want to move up with the job im applying toone job i claim i was an assistant manager, but i wasn't really. i put assistant because i basically was, i just wasnt getting the credit for it</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
I4NRulez 07/14/22 9:18:44 PM #20:	i exaggerate my job duties all the time. My friend straight up lies about her qualifications and once got a job she wasnt qualified for. --- The night brims with defiled scum,and is permeated by their rotten stench. Just think. Now you're all set to hunt and kill to your heart's content. <cite>I4NRulez posted [p:966581178] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>i exaggerate my job duties all the time. My friend straight up lies about her qualifications and once got a job she wasnt qualified for. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Gainerama 07/14/22 9:21:19 PM #22:	I lied every time I said that I was a motivated team player who wanted to be a part of this organization. <cite>Gainerama posted [p:966581218] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>I lied every time I said that I was a motivated team player who wanted to be a part of this organization. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VigorouslySwish 07/14/22 9:23:49 PM #23:	My resume is more lies than truth I literally lie about everything that cant be verified --- i'm just some guy yellin' about apple sauce <cite>VigorouslySwish posted [p:966581263] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>My resume is more lies than truth I literally lie about everything that cant be verified </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smallville 07/14/22 9:29:09 PM #24:	I4NRulez posted... i exaggerate my job duties all the time. My friend straight up lies about her qualifications and once got a job she wasnt qualified for. Really? What happened there? --- "That won't work Boss, hide the target in a place they're unlikely to be found"---GZ <cite>Smallville posted [p:966581338] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>I4NRulez posted... </cite> <quote>i exaggerate my job duties all the time. My friend straight up lies about her qualifications and once got a job she wasnt qualified for.</quote>Really? What happened there? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheAttackTitan 07/14/22 11:21:46 PM #25:	I've been an on and off NEET and somewhat of a shut-in for the past 8 years, so 90% of my resume is fake. Here's the tidbits. Truth : Lies Almost enough credits for my Associate's Degree : 4 year Bachelor's in Accounting 4 months min-wage at Kroger : 5 years at a now defunct company including a year of supervisory work 2 months of door-to-door canvassing for the Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign : 4 years working at Walmart. It's gotten me 3 jobs! None of them have ever found out! I love it! <cite>TheAttackTitan posted [p:966583359] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>I've been an on and off NEET and somewhat of a shut-in for the past 8 years, so 90% of my resume is fake. Here's the tidbits. Truth : Lies Almost enough credits for my Associate's Degree : 4 year Bachelor's in Accounting 4 months min-wage at Kroger : 5 years at a now defunct company including a year of supervisory work 2 months of door-to-door canvassing for the Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign : 4 years working at Walmart. It's gotten me 3 jobs! None of them have ever found out! I love it!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MedeaLysistrata 07/15/22 10:11:49 AM #26:	TheAttackTitan posted... I've been an on and off NEET and somewhat of a shut-in for the past 8 years, so 90% of my resume is fake. Here's the tidbits. Truth : Lies Almost enough credits for my Associate's Degree : 4 year Bachelor's in Accounting 4 months min-wage at Kroger : 5 years at a now defunct company including a year of supervisory work 2 months of door-to-door canvassing for the Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign : 4 years working at Walmart. It's gotten me 3 jobs! None of them have ever found out! I love it! Are you a NEET right now? --- "Why is ontology so expensive?" - JH [Is this live?][Joyless planet...] <cite>MedeaLysistrata posted [p:966590996] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>TheAttackTitan posted... </cite> <quote>I've been an on and off NEET and somewhat of a shut-in for the past 8 years, so 90% of my resume is fake. Here's the tidbits. Truth : Lies Almost enough credits for my Associate's Degree : 4 year Bachelor's in Accounting 4 months min-wage at Kroger : 5 years at a now defunct company including a year of supervisory work 2 months of door-to-door canvassing for the Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign : 4 years working at Walmart. It's gotten me 3 jobs! None of them have ever found out! I love it!</quote>Are you a NEET right now? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
I4NRulez 07/15/22 12:19:35 PM #27:	Smallville posted... Really? What happened there? Got the job, held onto it for years, got fired for something unrelated lol She was overwhelmed in the beginning but i guess it wasnt too hard of a job --- The night brims with defiled scum,and is permeated by their rotten stench. Just think. Now you're all set to hunt and kill to your heart's content. <cite>I4NRulez posted [p:966593537] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>Smallville posted... </cite> <quote>Really? What happened there?</quote> Got the job, held onto it for years, got fired for something unrelated lol She was overwhelmed in the beginning but i guess it wasnt too hard of a job </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NecroFoul99 07/15/22 2:34:15 PM #28:	I applied for a job, didnt get it, showed up for orientation anyway. 3 days later someone comes up to me saying, Uh, we never hired you. I replied, Well, Im here now :) They showed me the door. Rats. --- If you have to lie to make your point, then you're just a liar who has no point. <cite>NecroFoul99 posted [p:966596669] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>I applied for a job, didnt get it, showed up for orientation anyway. 3 days later someone comes up to me saying, Uh, we never hired you. I replied, Well, Im here now :) They showed me the door. Rats. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MedeaLysistrata 07/15/22 2:36:44 PM #29:	NecroFoul99 posted... I applied for a job, didnt get it, showed up for orientation anyway. 3 days later someone comes up to me saying, Uh, we never hired you. I replied, Well, Im here now :) They showed me the door. Rats. Did this really just happen? --- "Why is ontology so expensive?" - JH [Is this live?][Joyless planet...] <cite>MedeaLysistrata posted [p:966596716] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>NecroFoul99 posted... </cite> <quote>I applied for a job, didnt get it, showed up for orientation anyway. 3 days later someone comes up to me saying, Uh, we never hired you. I replied, Well, Im here now :) They showed me the door. Rats.</quote>Did this really just happen? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smallville 07/15/22 2:36:44 PM #30:	NecroFoul99 posted... I applied for a job, didnt get it, showed up for orientation anyway. 3 days later someone comes up to me saying, Uh, we never hired you. I replied, Well, Im here now :) They showed me the door. Rats. Are you serious? --- "That won't work Boss, hide the target in a place they're unlikely to be found"---GZ <cite>Smallville posted [p:966596718] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>NecroFoul99 posted... </cite> <quote>I applied for a job, didnt get it, showed up for orientation anyway. 3 days later someone comes up to me saying, Uh, we never hired you. I replied, Well, Im here now :) They showed me the door. Rats.</quote>Are you serious? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NecroFoul99 07/15/22 3:10:33 PM #31:	Smallville posted... Are you serious? Yup. Long, long time ago. Crappy job anyway. Call center. --- If you have to lie to make your point, then you're just a liar who has no point. <cite>NecroFoul99 posted [p:966597484] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>Smallville posted... </cite> <quote>Are you serious?</quote>Yup. Long, long time ago. Crappy job anyway. Call center. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheAttackTitan 07/17/22 8:33:38 PM #32:	MedeaLysistrata posted... Are you a NEET right now? Nope! Currently on the third job I mentioned. <cite>TheAttackTitan posted [p:966647105] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>MedeaLysistrata posted...</cite> <quote> Are you a NEET right now? </quote> Nope! Currently on the third job I mentioned.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZangsBeard 07/17/22 8:35:46 PM #33:	Caught? No. But I only omit things that do not matter. --- Fear the http://img.pestilenceware.com/Zangulus/Beard.jpg <cite>ZangsBeard posted [p:966647143] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>Caught? No. But I only omit things that do not matter. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink 07/17/22 8:36:42 PM #34:	All the time. "Why do you want to work here?" --- http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:966647163] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>All the time. "Why do you want to work here?" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
divot1338 07/17/22 8:37:41 PM #35:	Proficient in MS Word *and MS Excel* --- Moustache twirling villian https://i.imgur.com/U3lt3H4.jpg- Kerbey <cite>divot1338 posted [p:966647180] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>Proficient in MS Word and MS Excel </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Payzmaykr 07/17/22 8:39:29 PM #36:	No, but I probably will in the future. Workplaces simply want unrealistic qualifications for even the lower positions. --- So long, Thanks for all the fish! <cite>Payzmaykr posted [p:966647217] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>No, but I probably will in the future. Workplaces simply want unrealistic qualifications for even the lower positions. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
littlebro07 07/17/22 8:44:28 PM #37:	Not in the application/resume, but in interviews. Generally the standard what is a difficult situation youve experienced at work and how did you get through it Ill either make something up completely, or take a situation I actually handled poorly but tell them how I should have handled it as if I actually handled it that way --- https://i.imgtc.com/MGGa6Os.gif <cite>littlebro07 posted [p:966647307] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>Not in the application/resume, but in interviews. Generally the standard what is a difficult situation youve experienced at work and how did you get through it Ill either make something up completely, or take a situation I actually handled poorly but tell them how I should have handled it as if I actually handled it that way </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheAttackTitan 07/17/22 10:05:45 PM #38:	NecroFoul99 posted... I applied for a job, didnt get it, showed up for orientation anyway. 3 days later someone comes up to me saying, Uh, we never hired you. I replied, Well, Im here now :) They showed me the door. Rats. I mean, it sounds like a smart idea. He just should have said "Yes you did. Did someone screw up the paperwork?" <cite>TheAttackTitan posted [p:966648919] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>NecroFoul99 posted...</cite> <quote>I applied for a job, didnt get it, showed up for orientation anyway. 3 days later someone comes up to me saying, Uh, we never hired you. I replied, Well, Im here now :) They showed me the door. Rats. </quote> I mean, it sounds like a smart idea. He just should have said "Yes you did. Did someone screw up the paperwork?"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ReDaZnDraGoN97 07/17/22 10:12:59 PM #39:	Yup. who hasnt? lol --- Not changing this sig until I think of something else to put on here <cite>ReDaZnDraGoN97 posted [p:966649033] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>Yup. who hasnt? lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Naysaspace 07/17/22 10:14:13 PM #40:	i didn't overtly lie but i did withhold information about my plans to go to university full-time in 6 months, because that woulda been a non-starter for them i had already worked for the company before but got laid off during the downturn. i basically didnt even have an interview, i just called them up and they said "come in and sign". --- Not followed by anyone you're following <cite>Naysaspace posted [p:966649054] in Have you e... [t:80094433]...</cite> <quote>i didn't overtly lie but i did withhold information about my plans to go to university full-time in 6 months, because that woulda been a non-starter for them i had already worked for the company before but got laid off during the downturn. i basically didnt even have an interview, i just called them up and they said "come in and sign". </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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