There’s no way of telling who’s lying or not, but it’s safe to say that millennials are more open to ‘fessing up at most, according to the latest reading of an ongoing query by Comparably. Eighty percent of workers aged 36 and up claim to “never” lie to their bosses. Just 65% of workers 18 to 35 say the same.
The differences are more interesting up close. Take workers 26 to 30, for example. Nineteen percent admit to lying once a month or once a quarter, while 5% admit lying once a week. That compares to workers 50 to 55, among whom 9% report lying once a month or once a quarter, and 3% once a week.
Workers 26 to 30
Workers 50 to 55
Nearly 3 out of 4 workers across all age groups say they never lie to their boss.
Overall, 71% of workers say they never lie to their bosses; 10% say they lied “once ever”; 10% say they lie “once a quarter”; 5% say they lie “once a month” and 4% say they lie “once a week.”
The latest reading is as of Sept. 13. Responses are from more than 5,000 workers across the technology industry.
