There are times when you meet a stranger and your exchange turns out to be less than pleasant. This can happen anywhere, like in a department store, a parking lot, a party or even on the street. The next day, when you walk into office, imagine your shock when he/she is introduced as a colleague who joined your office; or worse, your new manager! It isn’t entirely fictional, I happen to have heard of a couple of cases from the ‘victims’ themselves.
Another possibility is when a bluff/excuse you successfully pulled off once turns around and bites you at a totally inconvenient time. For instance, a Software Engineer had excused himself from a particular assignment away from his hometown saying he had to take care of his mother, who wasn’t in the best of health. Barely a few hours later, when an onsite assignment came up in the UK, the same person expressed interest.
A brief conversation took place soon after:
HR: Are you sure, don’t you want to stay back and take care of your mother?
SE: That’s ok, my sister is there at home. She can manage.
And believe me, this was a true story, narrated to me that same afternoon by the HR manager involved. Don’t ask me which company!
It is surprising how things turn around as fast as they do. And of course, I am not trying to preach you into a life of 100% honesty where every lie you tell needs to be accounted for. Just make sure you have nothing to be ashamed of.
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