[gallegojaime]

Many people can remember an excuse like that. I met a few coworkers who get a kick out of this - and it makes you appear manipulative and erratic when I catch you on the lie.

I prefer the truth - not a suspicion of the guy being a sociopath.

[throwaway98797]

Society is comfortable with misleading statements, especially at companies outside of tech departments.

[gallegojaime]

Misleading, yes, but what I meant is lying outright. The workplace has much lower tolerance for it.

Would you concur in that small groups (like most workplaces) will avoid or barely tolerate bullshitters caught in the act?

[throwaway98797]

I’ve been reprimanded earlier in my career for not given these “blatant” bullshitters “the benefit of the doubt”. It trained me just assume honesty despite evidence.

I’ve since been able to move to smaller companies where the truth is more acceptable. In larger orgs you can never say someone is dishonest without damaging your career. At least that was my experience and observations.