When Is It Okay To Lie About Not Having a College Degree?
by Jesse Singal
The obvious answer is “never,” but this story that someone submitted to reddit had me rethinking that stance. Given a situation like this one—where the person is obviously qualified for a higher-paid job than what he or she can get because he or she lacks an oftentimes-meaningless piece of paper—I’m finding it hard to blame the perpetrator.
Comments
Post a commentbuddy66 on Mon 14 Sep 2009 06:57 PM
Your headline question doesn't ask what you think it's asking, does it?
Anonymous on Mon 14 Sep 2009 07:16 PM
You see, I once needed a summer job as a shipping clerk, after my first year of teaching, so I lied and said I had only two years of college. They wouldn't have hired me if I'd said I had a degree. So I lied about not having a college degree.
Crissa on Mon 14 Sep 2009 07:31 PM
I've been in the situation before, generally where they're asking for a college degree to do some meaningless job like computer repair or tech support.
How would a degree help me plug in computers, exactly?
Mike on Mon 14 Sep 2009 08:26 PM
So, this guy's company is paying for him to get a degree they assumed he already had?
I'd go with your gut on this one; it is never okay to lie. Period.