Should we reach out to this guy? :)

[mrs.b]

Well, I've lied on applications before. My employer allows you to say you have a degree if you'll have it within a year. For two applications, I've said I had it. I was fully intending to finish Col. Alg., stats, and Strategic Mgmt. Then, I didn't complete those final nine credits. It was retroactiving lying, I suppose. Or prospectively lying. Well, lying.

Difference 1: While it is taking longer than planned, you are still working on finishing those requirements to earn the credential you claimed (and you will finish! You will ). He, however, knew ten years prior that he did not meet the requirements, was making no effort to correct that, and said he had it anyway.

Difference 2: Your employer has a policy that states a grace period, so you did so within policy. Judging by the "separation," Walmart does not have such a policy but he did it anyway.

You are actively working to make your fib become truth. That guy, on the other hand, felt he was above such things. He was only honest when caught, and said he did not finish because he did not see the value of an art degree in the communications field...yet, he listed the credential to "check the box," knowing that is the value, all without having earned it and knowing it was a false statement.