LitigatorChick
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So at a wedding this weekend, my aunt was chatting about her son, let''s call him B. B was quite a slacker for his 20s and basically hung out at my aunt''s house, mooching off her. In recent years however, he has apparently pulled it all together, has a government job, a lovely wife, and a couple kidlets. He recently was given a promotion and seems to be doing great.
This is where the dilemna kicks in. My dad asks, "How did B get a great government position out of nowhere, after slacking for 10 years?". The answer - he lied on his application. The biggest fib - he said he had a university degree, which he does not. He took a bunch of classes, but no degree. And obviously, the big smart government never checked. So here he is, this life based on a lie.
I have no malice to my cousin, and don''t want to see B''s happy life destroyed. But I have a huge problem with this major lie. I spent a lot of time in university, and my degrees were earned, not made-up. I resent this from that perspective.
So what do I do? Do I make an anonymous report to his employer about the misrepresentation? Or do I pretend I never heard this?
This is where the dilemna kicks in. My dad asks, "How did B get a great government position out of nowhere, after slacking for 10 years?". The answer - he lied on his application. The biggest fib - he said he had a university degree, which he does not. He took a bunch of classes, but no degree. And obviously, the big smart government never checked. So here he is, this life based on a lie.
I have no malice to my cousin, and don''t want to see B''s happy life destroyed. But I have a huge problem with this major lie. I spent a lot of time in university, and my degrees were earned, not made-up. I resent this from that perspective.
So what do I do? Do I make an anonymous report to his employer about the misrepresentation? Or do I pretend I never heard this?