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People who are unsatisfied with their work tell lies more frequently
SimplyHired has surveyed over 1,000 full-time employees to find out what white lies they tell at work. The top two were not feeling well and having plans after work. Some other common lies include being stuck in traffic on the way to the office, saying “I’m working on it right now,” and “I’m just tired.”
It was also found that people who are unsatisfied with their work tell lies more frequently. This means that the issue often stems from, or is caused by, the workplace. When executive coach Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.D., surveyed 547 business professionals, she found out that employees justified lying when they were faced with policies that left them no other option.
“I’ll say I’m sick when what I really need is a sanity break. But why can’t employees take a mental health day? Why make us lie about it?” one said. Professionals were more tempted to bend the truth when their boss couldn’t handle bad news and faced repercussions or showed favoritism. “The minute we saw how the manager plays favorites, we all felt pressured to ‘suck up,” another said.
In addition, employees tended to withhold the truth when the workplace didn’t accept mistakes or they followed the example of their leaders. “I wasn’t a liar until I started working for a company with a toxic senior management team. It is common knowledge that they tell lies about their own schedules (working from home, showing up late, taking long lunches, etc.). Now I think it only fair that I do the same.”
