Lied to my boss to protect my friend

This anonymous confession from an Ethics Crisis reader strikes me as one of those things anyone would do for a friend. I think this one is a “white lie” and would immediately forgive the person. How about you? Rate this confession on a scale of 1-10, below.

I sent a friend’s resume to my boss, who responded “I don’t hire people with typos in their resumes!”

I corrected the typo and re-sent it to my boss, apologizing, and saying that I had sent the wrong version from my friend. (author: Anonymous)

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Always Acceptable