Lying on your CV

Should this be a sackable offence?

There’s a story running in the the UK about the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, who has lied on her published CV about her work experience.

She has previously claimed that she worked for the Bank of Scotland as an “Economist” for 10 years, a claim which she has cited many times in the build up to the UK election in the summer and also around the time of the budget. However her manager at the time has called her out over her claims and it turns out that she wasn’t an Economist and she didn’t work for the Bank of Scotland, she was admin support in the complaints department of a retail bank called Halifax and only for 6 years not 10. Reeves has since changed her online CV to reflect this.

Reeves is Chancellor of the Exchequer and has lied to the Labour Party and to the British people. One could rightly question whether she is fit for the job and whether she has the personal integrity to be in a position of high power in government. Of course Labour and Starmer in particular have lied their way into power anyway so this is not really a surprise.

The video in this article is from Prime Ministers Questions in Parliament and is quite amusing. The test provides political context.

https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/rachel-reeves-cv-scandal-memes-b1195128.html

@divegeester said
Should this be a sackable offence?

There’s a story running in the the UK (although you’ll struggle to find it profiled on the legacy media) about the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, who has lied on her published CV about her work experience.

She has previously claimed that she worked for the Bank of Scotland as an “Economist” for 10 years, a claim which ...[text shortened]... ur and Starmer in particular have lied their way into power anyway so this is not really a surprise.

@shavixmir said
I think 14 years of tory rule is what got Labour elected.

As for CV’s… how dumb do you have to be as a politician to lie on them? Like that’s never gonna come out or something?

@divegeester said
Very true; Labour’s “loveless landslide” is evidence of that and the Tories are now lame ducks.

Also true, how stupid do you have to be to lie on your CV. And these are whopper lies not just a little massaging of a few months or some project responsibilities. Where I worked in the corporate world faking one’s job history was a sackable offence.

Given the ludicrous ...[text shortened]... rend Starmer for this and he’s Liar-in-Chief himself.

I’ve added a link for reference in my OP 👆🏼

@shavixmir said
Well, to point out the obvious, it’s a politician.
Her CV doesn’t matter one iota. She’s elected.

Lying on a CV is dumb any way.

Maybe you look also for someone from the Tories and someone from the Farage Clown Club to support a balanced view.

@shavixmir said
Well, to point out the obvious, it’s a politician.
Her CV doesn’t matter one iota. She’s elected.

If you’re talking jobs, then yes, I don’t think people should lie on their CV’s. I’ve been told that everybody embellishes their CV’s. Not me. Never.
But then again, my CV obviously reads like a Bond movie, mixed with Star Wars and 70’s porn. Who the hell wouldn’t want t ...[text shortened]... s comedy, I only read summaries of what they’re up to. I just can’t listen to them directly anymore.

@MartinS said
"my CV obviously reads like a Bond movie, mixed with Star Wars and 70’s porn."

Would you mind elaborating on the 70s porn bit on your cv - just asking for a fellow RHP member who is interested

@divegeester said
She wasn’t “elected” to the position of Chancellor.

Yes all politicians lie, but the utter shat-show of this Government, the now floundering economy, taxed highest for 40 years, growth down, inflation up, debt up, loony tunes policies. She’s in charge of public finance, she’s causing the problems and she’s lied about being an “economist”. This will haunt Labour for ...[text shortened]... y/as-starmers-approval-rating-plummets-farages-is-on-the-rise-can-labour-turn-things-around-13257768

@shavixmir said
The moustache!

@divegeester said
Now I’m thinking Village People 😂

@shavixmir said
Oh, I could show you photos!

@divegeester said
Please, I could do with cheering up 😅

@Ponderable said
Lying on a CV is dumb any way.

Maybe you look also for someone from the Tories and someone from the Farage Clown Club to support a balanced view.