Lying on the Job

Lying to get out of doing or not doing something seems to be common nowadays. However lying on the job is definitely a bad way to conduct a career. Employers now are very, very strict when it comes to those “little white lies” in the workplace. A popular saying goes that a liar is related to a thief, so employers tend to dole out harsh punishment when they catch employees in a lie. However, regardless of what some people say that “a lie is a lie”, some tall tales are bigger than others and thus deserves greater correctional punishments. Here are a few of those “whopper” lies that could give you one big black mark at work.

Calling in Sick

This is the most used excuse in the book. It’s so used actually that some employers tend to be suspicious of this excuse especially if this is the third time in a matter of months. Please note that a hangover does not constitute an illness and lying about it could eventually get you fired. The “calling in sick” routine is a whopper of a lie and is barely tolerated so be upfront and just deduct them from your time offs. There’s also a variation of “calling in sick” which is called “emergency”. Emergency usually constitutes leaving work early because of something that needs immediate attention. You could pull this off once or twice, but three times produces doubts.

Working Hours

This is a very, very serious offense. Adding a bit of numbers to your time sheet or making your “arrival” a little earlier than what it really is could lead to termination. Be very honest with how much work you put in because employers nowadays are very conspicuous with their expenses. There’s no way to prevaricate an excuse for this, the best thing is just not do it.