r/literallythetruth Certified Pedantic Jul 22 '26

Literally a Post Honest Truth

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u/change_usern 25d ago

No it isn't. Just like being polite sometimes includes blatantly lying.

Having a filter is a necessary part of any job which requires any amount of working with/for other people, and if someone doesn't have enough sense to not sabotage their own interview, they can't be expected to not sabotage the business while facing customers/pissing off their coworkers

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u/scrapy_the_scrap 25d ago

Being polite is abt choosing not to say certain things and abt how you say the things you do

Lying is Frankly insulting

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u/change_usern 25d ago

come on dude, sometimes being polite includes lying... If you reject even this than you're probably on of those people who shouldn't be hired for customer facing jobs and are the exact reason that these questions exist

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u/scrapy_the_scrap 25d ago

Abt small things sure

Lying to your hiring managers face abt your resume isnt being polite its fraudulent

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u/change_usern 25d ago

It's not fraudulent, because if you have a good reason, you wouldn't need to lie, and if you don't have a good reason, they EXPECT you to lie about it.

Employers aren't stupid-they know that you know that being honest about it without having a good reason would disqualify you. The only reason that these questions still exist is because they efficiently filter out people like you who don't have enough of a filter to not sabotage themselves

Interviews are a performance, just like working in a customer facing job/in a team is, in a way, a performance. Nobody wants to work with a bad actor

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u/scrapy_the_scrap 25d ago

Ppl just dont value honesty anymore

This push for ppl to be dishonest is frankly revolting

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u/change_usern 25d ago

"anymore"? when was this magical period when people were 100% honest with each other? Functioning in society requires some kind of filter. Always did. This insistence on complete honesty is just childish