Should I expect to be terminated if it is later revealed that I falsified my résumé and lied substantially about my background? Simply seeking a companion.
Please inform your “friend,” who may or may not be a freshly elected member of Congress, that there is a distinction between a common resume embellishment and a falsehood. There is a distinction between the statements “I was one of the leaders of the effort to storm the House of Representatives” and “I organized the coup and became president.” Some exaggeration is permissible on applications and in interviews to give color, context, and significance to an essentially truthful tale, but lying is never acceptable, and you can never get away with it at work. In addition, there is no statute of limitations on the repercussions of lying. A lie is always present, a threat and a liability, since if it is ever discovered, the employer has the power to dismiss you for cause, with no warning, no severance, and out the door, whether the deception was great or tiny, yesterday or twenty years ago.
My company stated that I had 25 vacation days last year. Now I’ve been informed that there was a system problem and I had five days extra. My 20-day allowance for 2023 remains unchanged. Since I scheduled my vacation for the year based on 25 days, this feels unfair. Can they accomplish this?
Who makes their annual vacation arrangements during the first week of January? I have no doubt that you keep all of your New Year’s resolutions. If the bank deposits more money into your account than you are entitled to receive and you use it, are you exempt from repaying the bank once they recognize their mistake? This is not Monopoly — bank error in your favor, and the same applies to employers. In this instance, your employer will not charge you for the extra days you received in error last year (and they would have difficulty enforcing that anyway, besides it being bad form). They are merely adjusting your vacation days for the future. That is their right, and because the year has just began, you have time to modify your plans for the year.
Gregory Giangrande is a chief human resources officer with over 25 years of expertise. Hear Greg Weds. at 9:35 a.m. Len Berman and Michael Riedel will be on iHeartRadio 710 WOR. E-mail: GoToGreg@NYPost.com. Follow GoToGreg.com as well as on
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