Have you ever lied about your job to avoid awkward questions?
Sometimes avoiding the questions is safer for both you and the person asking...
Some lie about what they do for a living to avoid being asked a favour and then there are those who just lie in general.
Which category do you fit into? It can be said that when it comes to lying, there is a thin line between what is acceptable and what is not.
People generally paint liars as the misfits of society and there are many negative stereotypes surrounding liars. But we beg to differ after reading this person's post to Reddit. Not to mention the fact that our very own Danny Guselli can relate...
In a post that was shared on Reddit, we hear about how the poster works at a governmental agency in Canada and tries not to share too much about their occupation out of fear.
"I work for employment insurance as PM2 but I don't want people to know where I work. People automatically and wrongly assume lazy government worker and seem to hate EI employees. If people I meet ask what I do for a living, I usually answer I do admin work at a small company. If you also lie to avoid disclosing your job, what lie do you like to use to avoid more questions?" (Reddit)
Danny Guselli shared his personal experience surrounding sharing his occupation with people and said that sometimes evading the whole truth is better than having to answer a plethora of questions.
He is too kind to admit it, but we have met some people without filters who can ask some invasive questions. So, we get it!
According to the Reddit post, WinterSunshines said that they love their job and have been working at the same place for a decade or so. But this doesn't mean that he is happy to get calls from friends and family asking him to follow up on claims.
He went on to share how he was harassed by an aunt.
"Just last week, I had an aunt who called me 16 times based on my cell call history for her friend's claim. I had to tell her each time that I cannot look up her information and her friend needs to go contact the call centre for help. Then, like everyone else, she'd start asking hypothetical questions." (Reddit)
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