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7.30.21 Dr. Miles - Lying to the boss to fit in better in the workplace

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What happens when someone calls you out on your lie? What happens when that someone is your boss?

That's the question for our Dr. Miles Intervention this morning, where we have a man who told a little white lie to his boss in order to better fit in, and now he's in a situation where he has to back it up.


He told his boss that he used to play football in high school, and even concocted a story about scoring the winning touchdown one game.

The thing is, he hadn't touched a football since the sixth grade, but now his boss wants him to play on the company's flag football team. Their first game is in two weeks, and he has no idea what to do.

Should he reveal his lie to the boss? Should he fake an injury? Or should he suck it up and play? He has some experience and knows the basics, will that be enough to get by?

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