>Do you really want to to be lied to by every candidate?
You misjudge managers. In my experience, managers want conformity in service of the company. The lie signals the willingness to conform in service of the company.
This is some really old-school statement... If you, as a manager, would hire for a software engineering professional, the last thing you'd want is a servant for your coding problems.
If loyalty is not a big concern (and it isn't really, currently), then I'm there to bring your business up to speed, and you're there to help me advance in this job market.
Engineering is a constant balancing act. If working with this kind of manager favors conformity over business requirements, technical requirements, legal requirements etc. we'd be having a very hard time disagreeing on topics (balancing them out) and working together.
>the last thing you'd want is a servant for your coding problems.
That doesn't match my experience. Software engineering culture is full of processes to facilitate conformity, from velocity and burn down charts, to bureaucratic decision making processes and unnecessary group meetings. Every manager I've ever had has given me the impression that they want someone to mindlessly crunch through tickets without resistance.
If loyalty is not a big concern (and it isn't really, currently), then I'm there to bring your business up to speed, and you're there to help me advance in this job market.
Engineering is a constant balancing act. If working with this kind of manager favors conformity over business requirements, technical requirements, legal requirements etc. we'd be having a very hard time disagreeing on topics (balancing them out) and working together.