RE: Salary - It's Easy

Subject: RE: Salary - It's Easy
From: "J Bailey" <jbailey -at- megapathdsl -dot- net>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 14:43:12 -0400

Andrew Plato wrote:

<<<<<< So when the question comes up, how much were you making at your last
job,
you say: "Oh, about $55,000." Even if you were making $32,500, because
you said **ABOUT** you're not lying. You're just not being specific. There
is a big difference between being vague and outright lying.>>>>>

Curtis Ward Wrote
>>>>Yes there is a difference between being vague and outright lying. The
above
is an example of a lie.

Not exactly; it's intentionally misleading. For instance, if I say "I'll be
40 in September," I'm intentionally leading you believe I mean this
September, not several years from now (oh the power of language and nuance!)
J-M




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