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Protip: ALWAYS LIE ON YOUR CV
You studied history? No you didn't. Just say you have a PhD in some hyper-niche STEM field. You generally don't get background checked for most normal jobs, unless your workplace is in a place that requires extra security, like airports, health sector or finance.
And even if you get the job and they discover you faked your CV and they decide to call the police, the cops usually don't want to waste time and manpower on such worthless cases and will throw it out immediately.
Lying is cool and based
This will just get you more unemployed
The worry isn't that they'll call the cops. They'll sack you. You won't have references for the position. If you put it in your resume they may call up and find out when you apply for a new position, which would sink you. If you leave it off, you're missing out on possibly better paying jobs that would have hired you if they knew about all your experience. It's likely to make things difficult for you down the line.
But yeah you can absolutely lie... Just be aware that if you're trying to build a career it's likely to be more counterproductive than not. Otherwise, go for your life!
Lying is cool and based but applying to service-industry positions with a PhD is not a winning strategy in the slightest.
I can get behind bullshitting a B.A., sure.
Brother I’ve gotten background checked on every job that required a degree I’ve had, some states require the employee to also get a copy whenever they are background checked for employment
I get it, genuinely. And also we're like 50%-90% shitposting so I’m not super 😡 . I just notice rhetoric that is the exact opposite of how to job hunt and advance your career instead of floating and getting fired from min wage position to min wage position and it makes me feel for those that get disenfranchised by the discussion when they could be doing so much more for themselves
Shit maybe we should start a career support comm or some shit where things are Super Serious All The Time