The Office Lie Detector: 5 Surefire Ways to Know When Someone Isn’t Telling the Truth

Stevo Perry
3 min readJun 10, 2024

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Lies in the Workplace Are Easy to Spot if You Know What to Look For

Sarah, a project manager in a Fortune 500 company, asked John, a team member, if he has completed the quarterly report due today. John responds confidently, “Yes, I finished it yesterday and sent it to you.” However, Sarah knows John is lying, even before she double checks her email inbox. How did she figure it out?

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Stevo Perry

Steven writes humorous and helpful articles about pets, online retail and business. He isn’t afraid to share his mistakes and help others avoid the same.