-
Japanese government worker fired for lying about having LESS education than he really does
投稿日 2018年11月28日 02:30:52 (ニュース)
-
続・お知らせ。海外セレブゴシップ&ニュース
-
お知らせ
-
We spot the legendary dekotora Aki Kannon, dedicated to actress and singer Aki Yashiro
-
New Pokémon GU collaboration dresses all the family, including babies for the first time
-
How do European Cup Noodles taste to a Japanese palate?
-
We’ve been doing it wrong – Japanese genius shows us how we should all be making sandwiches【Pics】
-
The future is now with full face sunglasses
-
Natto-infused ramen is a thing — we tried it, we love it【Taste test】
-
Jellyfish and Halloween in perfect harmony at Sumida Aquarium event
-
Japanese toilet paper collection opens our minds as we open our butts
-
Aomori police on the lookout for man shouting unsolicited advice at kids about dating and ramen
-
Former Arashi members Sho Sakurai and Masaki Aiba get married… Wait, that didn’t come out right
-
Creator of Japan’s longest-running manga, Golgo 13, passes away, leaves fans one last gift
-
Crazy cheap cosplay at Daiso? How to transform into Dragon Ball’s Vegeta at the discount shop
-
7 Halloween-themed afternoon teas you won’t want to miss this year
-
Krispy Kreme Japan creates doughnut burgers that are a meal and two desserts all in one【Photos】
-
Get in the damn drift car, Shinji? Evangelion Tomika toy brings D1 machine home in miniature form
-
Demon Slayer Nichiren Blades ready for new duty: Slicing through your sweets as dessert knives
-
Man in Japan arrested for breaking into ex-girlfriend’s apartment to steal her Nintendo Switch
-
The Japanese Internet chooses the top too-sexy-for-their-own-good male voices in anime
-
First-ever Studio Ghibli x Russell Athletic range pays homage to My Neighbour Totoro
-
Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan announces first expansion with new Donkey Kong area
-
Cup Noodle pouch satisfies our never-ending need for instant ramen
-
Retro Japanese train is our new favourite office space
-
How do Japanese fans feel about Netflix’s live-action Cowboy Bebop opening sequence?
-
We try Uniqlo coffee at first-ever cafe inside Ginza flagship store
-
The number of elderly people in Japan this year has yet again smashed multiple records
-
Mr. Sato broadens his home drinking horizons at Kaldi【Japan’s Best Home Senbero】
-
We try Japanese Twitter’s newest trend the Penguin Egg, end up hatching something very disturbing
-
Takoyaki makers surprisingly good at grilling meat for yakiniku too
Sponsored Link
College graduate said he only graduated from high school, loses job he held for 38 years.
It’s almost always a bad idea to lie on a job application. Even if you don’t get caught at the time, pretending you have skills beyond those you really do will definitely come back to bite you when you start working and are asked to perform tasks beyond your capabilities, training, and education.
But what if you fudged your resume so that it was less impressive than your actual past? Surely that wouldn’t cause you any problems down the line, right?
In an odd twist, though, doing just that has lost a man in Kobe his job. The unnamed employee of the city’s Economy and Tourism Bureau told his employers that a high school diploma was his highest level of education, but once they found out that he’s actually a college graduate, he was dismissed from his job.
Usually there’s no potential upside to hiding your higher education, but in this case only high school graduates, not college ones, were eligible for the position the man wanted to apply for. So on his application, he listed high school as his highest level of formal academic instruction, then proceeded to take, and pass, the associated aptitude test, securing the job in the process.
However, the Kobe city government recently received an anonymous tip about the man’s real background, which investigators were able to confirm. They also found out that after being hired the man had once again lied about his education, telling his bosses during a section-wide employee survey that he was only a high school graduate.
Sponsored Link
What’s perhaps most surprising of all, though, is how long the man, who is now 63 years old, managed to keep his ruse going. He was hired in May of 1980, just a little more than two years after graduating from college. It took 38 years for the falsehood to come to light, and even after four decades on the job, he’s being let go.
However, while the man had been in his position for quite some time, he may not have been a model employee, having had his pay docked for taking unauthorized breaks during working hours to hang out drinking tea in a city hall lounge with other civil servants in their 60s from other departments. It’s also likely that even if he wasn’t exaggerating his education, the act of being dishonest with his employers, and on two separate occasions (the employee education survey was carried out in 2006), and the breach of confidence that it represents, is the primary reason the city has decided to let him go.
Source: Kobe Shimbun Next via Hachima Kiko
Top image: Pakutaso
Insert image: Pakutaso
Source: SORA NEWS24
Sponsored Link
最新情報