I know we all like to bend the truth from time to time - we're human and everyone does it. But man... I have never seen anyone lie as much as this coworker I have. The amount of lies would probably make some of our politicians blush lol! I wanted to call them out during our latest conversation but just sighed and changed the subject. How do you respond when you know someone is lying to your face? Call them out or ignore?

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The truth is incredibly important in our line of work. I think I would struggle to not call it out. Especially if it was about important things, and not just little nonsense.

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Agreed. If it's critical I'm going to put up a stink about the lies but if not I just try to avoid them when I can.

That’s such an awkward position to be in. I’ve found that directly calling someone a liar usually just makes things worse. Instead, What typically worked for me in the past was asking calm follow-up questions or say, “Hmm, I remember that a little differently,” and stick to the facts. If it’s harmless, I might let it go. But if it impacts work or trust, I think it’s worth addressing in a steady, low-drama way.

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Great way to handle it! Thank you I'll have to try that.

It will catch up to them don’t worry.

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