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Comrades, what kind of lies can I get away with on a resume? (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I graduated with a bachelors in computer science around 4 years ago. Long story short, I was depressed, dysphoric, and suicidal throughout my college years and by the time I finished I didn’t want to do anything. I’ve been unemployed for the last 4 years but I’ve also transitioned, started taking better care of myself, and overall I feel much better.

Anyways, I need to get a job now. What kind of lies can I get away with on my resume to cover up the long period of unemployment? Should I pretend I started some sort of company and it failed? Pretend like I went on some backpacking journey in a foreign country? Do companies even check all this stuff?

I did do an internship at a big tech company several years ago, and I’m working on personal software projects so I can put that on my resume. Also, I’m in Amerikkka.

Sorry if this question has been asked here before obama-sad

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'm in nearly the same boat as you. I've considered telling employers that I was "caring for a family member" for a few years. It's not a lie because that family member was myself! I'm not sure what to put on a resume though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

:) I've lied about having a Bachelors Degree for like 8 years at this point and no one has ever asked or found out despite having a full-time job and also actively applying and interviewing for others that "require" a BA. As long as you can reliably lie about the lie - I'd say the sky's the limit. Who the fuck in HR reviewing LinkedIn applications is going to call my university to double check I got my degree and didn't drop out after putting myself into debt and depression 🤔

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

These responses and question make me think I don't get jobs because I'm honest. What a fucking world lol. I'm putting "shit at lying on my resume" on my resume.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There’s a video from Yugopnik about surviving capitalism, and one of his words of advice is to lie on your resume, because everyone does it.

But also I’m neurodivergent as fuck and I get anxious lying about anything