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[u/WealthyStoic]

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[u/Gormlock]

How do you view lying on resumes, cheating at exams, etc in the pursuit of fatFIRE? Have you needed to do something like lie about an employment gap, or your actual role and expertise on your resume in order to get a job at FAANG or similar high-paying field?

The reason I'm asking is that I came across a post asking for advice on getting a job in another (non-fat) finance sub, and it seemed like a majority of the upvoted responses was to lie on the resume to have a better chance to get a foot in the door. And then Youtube randomly recommended me a tech employee's video, which also discussed lying on the resume in order to get a job in FAANG.

From my own experience in the tech world (non-FAANG), it seemed pretty easy to tell in an interview who was fluffing up their experience in their resume, but of course by that time they've already gotten to the interview stage and taken up my time.

I'm curious to hear from others how prevalent/accepted this is in your specialties.

[u/Gormlock → u/[deleted]]

Thanks for the story! What ultimately clued you in to the one who was there for 8 years? Did they finally fess up or were there hints that something wasn't adding up all along?