My Girlfriend Messed Up Big- Time

The point is not that she is going to use the education or not, or that she is smart or not. The point is she lied. At the hospital where I use to work if they find out that you lied on your employment application that is an automatic friable affence. I know a lot of very smart people who have had long careers without their diplomas but they did not lie about it. Maybe she should go to the boss and tell the truth and see if the can work something out. Good luck to your friend.

I feel really bad for your friend Donna. It is always best to tell the truth and hope that her resume and work history will speak for it's self. I do think in a way that basing a persons ability to do a job solely on a high school diploma don't always get you the best worker. Therefore I think had she told the truth They might have over looked that part of it. Once you lie you can not take that part back because they know you already lied once and that looks worse than no diploma. They might have even worked with her and said hey you know what if we hire you one of the terms of employment is you getting your diploma or could have hired her totally without one. I know sometimes it is hard especially with today’s economy like it is to get a job. If she got in to the interview part of it she could have came clean before they asked explained why she lied and then offered to pursue one after she was hired on. I agree if we don't use it we lose it but a lot of employers are looking at the fact that you quit school and could not be dedicated enough to finish school. I understand that things happen and it isn't always easy or circumstances prevent someone from finishing school just trying to help you understand part of the reason they look at the diploma. I am so glad that when I quit school that is the one thing my mom made me do. She told me I had better get my GED right then or I never would. She pretty much forced me to do it but she was right and I never would have had it not been for doing it right then. At the time I did it, it was not a must have for jobs but seeing this makes me realize that it is important now. Thanks for sharing and I hope that things work out for your friend. If she hasn't been interviewed yet she may still have a shot when she is interviewed by coming clean and offering to get the diploma.

First of all if I would have been in her place , I would not have applied for that job because I dont have the required diploma, she has to choose the job which she is qualified for, it is better to start from the scratch only with small companies you can grow big, never know the place where she gets selected she can grow there itself by working hard , but according to me what she did was wrong , if she is really interested for that post let her work hard for small company ask her to finish the studies by side ways and Iam sure one day she will become great in life... especially in studies it is very danger if you show something like this or if you tell people about this with out having the degrees that some times might spoil your life as well .

Ouch, your friend has put herself in a difficult position. Lying on the application is not a good idea. Your credibility and integrity are shot to h*ll when you do this and companies know they cannot trust you to be honest so any hopes for getting your foot in the door and working your way are are gone because of not being forth coming about it. I wish her well

I'm sorry to hear about what she did. She was desperate maybe. Hopefully there will be another opportunity for her. I have never lied about my diploma. Those you are applying for will do a background check on you and if found out, you might get blacklisted in some companies.

Awww, that's too bad I hope you guys are ok...