Survey Finds: Lying Through a Phone is Preferable
A survey by London poll company 72 Point found that 75 percent of respondents find it easier to lie – about everything from calling in sick to making a mistake at work to spending more on something than the budget allows – through gadgets like cellphones or BlackBerries than in person, as reported by Australian IT. The survey found people are also more likely to lie at work than they are to a family member or loved one.
Frankly, I'm not surprised by these results. It's a lot harder to successfully pull of a lie in person than it is on the phone and it's even easier when you can lie by text – no facial expressions or vocal inflections come into play. The disparity between work and family lying isn't too surprising, either; the reason why companies like Wal-Mart employ greeters is to make a personal connection with you from the moment you enter the store – so you'll be less likely to steal something. Apply the same principle to family ties versus job ties (as most people do automatically) and the difference in the percentages makes sense.
