I have this coworker that loves to lie. Not just bending the truth but lie, to your face, all the time. The amount of lies would probably make some of our politicians blush lol! I wanted to call them out during our latest conversation but resisted the urge and just walked away. How do you respond when you know someone is lying to your face? Call them out or ignore and move on?

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I think it depends on the context. If it's somebody in my personal life, I'll definitely call them out on it. I don't like being played for a fool. But if it's in the workplace and it doesn't really matter, I'll just let it go. No point in going toe to toe with somebody who doesn't care about the truth because I don't want them lying about me.

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Very good point about context. I guess it does just depend on the situation.

I once had a coworker who lied a lot and sometimes I would just tell them I knew they weren't telling the truth. The weird thing is that they didn't care. Lying for them was just a weird habit. They'd lie about things that didn't even matter, it was almost like they felt powerful by telling lies. It's a strange quirk in some people.

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Okay that seriously sounds like this person. Since they feel they're good at it they really don't want to stop it seems like. Just sad... but you're right, I guess they're just like this

Best to move on and dont talk unless its work related.

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Yes - probably the smart move!

I had one such friend who has the habit. Sometimes I wonder if they themselves might not know that they are not being truthful.

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It's almost like they convince even themselves that they're telling the truth. Scary

I'd definitely ignore because one thing I have come to realize is that when someone lies often, it’s usually best to protect my peace, I know that sometimes calling them out is necessary, but often it’s smarter to just move on and not let their behavior drag me down.

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I think that's a good idea. If it is so easy for them to lie, what is to stop them from spreading malicious lies about me? Maybe better not to cross them

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