Honesty at work

According to a CareerBuilder.com survey of more than 2,050 workers and their managers:

• 19 per cent of workers surveyed admitted to telling lies at the office at least once a week

• 24 per cent of hiring managers said they have fired an employee for being dishonest

• Top reasons for telling lies:

• To appease a customer

• To cover up a failed project, mistake or missed deadline

• To explain an unexcused absence or late arrival.

LA Times-Washington Post