Plaidophile: Honesty

October 31, 2003

Honesty (random)

by fluffy at 4:13 AM

Am I the only one who thinks that people who need to say "I'll be honest with you" have a bit of a credibility problem?

Comments

#1153 10/31/2003 05:20 am

No, you're not.

It reminds me of those adverts where they make a big deal out of services which are either intangible or which ought to be provided anyway:

"Our staff speak a language you understand, to make sure you get the computer that's right for you."

#1154 Shawn (unregistered) 10/31/2003 06:50 am

I agree completely. I used to rant about this, particularly because the CEO of a company I used to work for would say it all the time. It was the verbal crutch for most of the upper management in that company.

Unfortunately, the stuff they all were supposedly honest about turned out to be false.

#1156

10/31/2003 11:59 am

Reminds me some insurance ad I saw on tv where they keep reminding us that they're not going to screw us over.. If they need to remind you to begin with, you're in big trouble.

#1157 10/31/2003 12:04 pm

I think from now on, whenever someone says, "I'll be honest with you," I'll respond, "Why, were you not honest with me before?"

Or maybe "Why, are you not honest with other people?"