She's always told me she's got a specific professional job. One that requires a degree and further study.
Some people are aware she doesn't have any qualifications beyond GCSE (family members) and some people have guessed because they have known her most of her life and know she wasn't at university when she claims to have been (not an open university course and the qualification would require several work placements).
It's obvious anyway. She's currently on job seekers allowance and it's highly unlikely she would not have found employment had she genuinely qualified in this area.
Her parents don't know she lies about this, so openly discuss with friends her lack of education (she's stopped having her parents around her friends now).
She also lacks knowledge in the area she claims to be an expert and almost died when we introduced her to someone genuinely qualified in the field. He sussed her out in minutes when she discussed a price of work she'd done with an adult, which in reality is only ever done on a child.
The thing is, we do not care less what job she has. We do nohave judge anyone based on their educational achievement. So if she had just been honest/normal we would have thought no less of her but she clearly has low self esteem.
She also mentions her 'job' regularly, almost daily actually so it's getting rather embarrassing and awkward.
Some or my mutual friends have decided to it up with it, but I don't think I can stay friends with someone who regularly lies like that and seems to be a fantasist of sorts.
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user1488318718 · 01/03/2017 22:02
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