Lying About Your Age
Many people having been lying about their age for as long as they can
remember, and foe many different reasons. Whether it is for dating purposes,
getting a job, or getting into a club, people have used lying as a way to
achieve their goal. There are usually age limitations at clubs and bars so many
people find alternative means that that they can get in. Under aged people use
fake IDs that they either make or buy so that they can appear older than they
actually are.
People sometimes also lie about their age when they are trying to get a job.
Many jobs have experience requirements that are sometimes very hard to fill.
Some people decide to lie about their ages so that they can say they have had
more experience at previous jobs. This is especially common among people
applying to entry-level jobs, especially in the recent years. Many “entry level”
job applications require several years of work experience. This is usually not
very practical because many people apply to these entry-level jobs directly
after college. While people who are active in college may have had an internship
or two, very few people have had over a year of work experience in their desired
field. Because of this, people sometimes feel obligated to lie to get ahead in
the job place. Lying about your age by a couple of years can give you the edge
over someone who just graduated college. A future employer might like the fact
that you are a few years old and have therefore had some extra experience.
People may also lie about their age at work because of the fear of age
discrimination. Many large companies have replaced older executives with new,
younger employees. Because of this, employees sometimes consider lying about
their job so that they can avoid age discrimination. Although age discrimination
can happen, there are several things that a person can do. One thing a person
could do is to keep the resume modern. A person should limit their managerial
experience to fifteen years, limit their technical experience to ten years, and
limit their experience to five years for a high-tech job. A person who is
worried about age discrimination should also consider creating a functional
resume instead on a chronological resume. Still another tip to avoid age
discrimination is to take out the dates. After someone has been out of college
and has held several jobs, the dates that a person has attended college are not
that important.
People most commonly lie about their age when it comes to dating. Sometimes
people feel that they need to lie about their age to get someone’s attention.
For example, some women will lie and say that they are several years younger
when they go on a first date with someone because they think they will be more
appealing in the other person’s eyes. Women tend to be extremely self-conscious
after they reach a certain age and fear that men will find them less desirable
if they were to say how old they really were. Men may do the same thing and lie
about their age because they are either trying to appeal to an older or younger
woman. However, age is not a major concern for men compared to women. Men tend
to not be self-conscious about their age, while women consider it to one of
their highest concerns when it comes to self-image.
Although lying about ones age is fairly common, people should make sure that
they are not hurting anyone or deceiving any authorities by doing so. There are
several things to remember when lying about your age. It is important to pick an
age that does not seem to ridiculous. For example, don’t decide to be an age
that is significantly younger or older than you actually are. Most People are
able to get a general feeling of about how old someone is. If you are pretending
to be an age that you clearly are not, it might backfire on you when your date
can clearly tell that you are lying. It is also important to pick an age that is
easy to remember. One of the worst things that could happen would be to forget
the age you told your date and say the wrong age. They would clearly know that
you were lying, and most likely be turned off. Lying about age can sometimes get
a person what they are aiming for, but being truthful is safest way to get
ahead.