Lying To Employees

It is tempting during these challenging times
to lie to employees
and tell them
good times are right around the corner.

Don’t.
You will get called on it.

A loved one helps the sales team sell.
He knows he hasn’t been
on a sales call for a month.
He knows clients aren’t renewing contracts.
He knows current clients
are asking for price reductions.

Yet his boss stood
in front of him and his fellow consultants
and told them that
they’ve made it through the worst,
that good times were coming.

Bullshit.

Good times aren’t coming.
Even worse times are.
Only an idiot would not see those signs.

And now everyone is wondering
what OTHER things the manager is lying about.

You hired intelligent employees.
Respect that intelligence.