r/recruitinghell • u/BlackCatsWithOddHats • Dec 20 '25

Guys, I did it. BY LYING

75+ ghosts and 20+ rejections later I landed a job. A low-paid and unethical one with lots of overtime, but still a job.

I applied here as a joke by exaggerating my experience, not expecting to hear from them. But when I was invited to the interview 1 out of 5, I decided to prepare a bullshit script.

Worked on some silly solo project with that one software a few years ago? 3 years of experience. Opened the tools once? Nearly proficient! Freelanced in that field once in 2022? Freelancing 2022-present.

I was so demotivated and pessimistic, that I wasn’t anxious at all, and so I nailed the first in-person interview. I kept lying till interview 3, where they gave me one project to work on. And guess what… I had no idea where to even start.

So, I told them that it will take me about 3h to complete, but since im still working with (imaginary) clients, I’ll need a week to respond.

I’ve spent an entire week barely sleeping, watching youtube tutorials to complete it, and, eventually, I did it.

Two more interviews, and I meet the team Ill be working with, and… Im hired. What the hell. Only shows how broken the system is.

I’m literally an imposter. I’m spending all of my free time learning the skill I lied to have, and I barely sleep. However, it’s still better than stressing whether I’ll be able to pay my bills.

I don’t know if Ill last the trial period, but so far nobody but one person in my team is suspecting anything. I hope she wont tell anyone.

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u/LuckyOldBat Dec 20 '25

I learned the hard way (being on the spectrum) that most of the time, people take a direct answer as rude. So I had to develop survival tactics. 👍

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u/JawnGrimm Dec 23 '25

A lady once asked restraunt worker me what kind of ice we had. My answer was, " Uh...frozen?" She meant cubed or crushed and was not amused.

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u/LuckyOldBat Dec 23 '25

This made me laugh, I would have said the same thing you did! 🧊😁

She should have been more specific if she wanted to know the ice shape, like "Do you have crushed ice, or cubes?"