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Would you lie to get your next job?
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Would you lie to get your next job?

Danielle Droitsch joins the Mode/Switch Pod to suss out why so many people tell lies to secure jobs. Our intergenerational team chats up deception as the new/old soft skill.

A heckuva lot of Gen Z folks are lying on their resumes these days. But are they alone in workplace deception?

When 47% of Americans, according to a NORC-AP poll, are “not very” or “not at all” sure they can secure a good job, lying’s not just a Gen Z thing.

The Mode/Switchers—Ken the Boomer, David & Craig the Xers, Emily the Xennial, and Madeline the Z—agree that fibbing’s an intergenerational phenomenon.

What is it about work culture today that makes deception feel indispensable?

Our guest, Danielle Droitsch, is an Executive & Professional Growth Coach with a law degree from the University of Tennessee Winston College of Law and a background in environmental consulting. She’s written “What Sets Apart Great Managers.”

Our takeaway from talking with Danielle? Great managers listen well so the rest of us can tell the truth.

But speaking truth on the job’s not just about saying what you hate to admit. It’s about seeing and speaking the strengths that too few people, including you, can see.


Needing help finding the truth about yourself and your vocation? Get executive coaching with Danielle Droitsch at her website Time for Wellbeing or connect with her on LinkedIn.



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