Temp employee plots to confront beloved “British” coworker after discovering he’s been faking his accent: ‘Whereabouts are you from, Mark?’ – FAIL Blog

The temp acknowledged that perhaps there was a deeper reason behind his newfound British identity. If that’s the case, Mark better start taking some dialect lessons because that accent is not exactly convincing. Moreover, his inability to place what the author implies are standard well-known geographical locations in the United Kingdom is also, frankly, embarrassing. How do you expect people to believe you when it’s crystal clear that you have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about? 

Again, we’ve all told the occasional white lie. It’s common, especially in the workplace, for people to embellish their levels of experience in order to seem qualified for more responsibility. However, most people know when it’s worth saying they have three years of experience in a certain field compared to one if they are confident in their own abilities to roll with the punches and learn on the fly. However, when it comes to concocting an entire persona, if you’re not fully committed to making said persona believable, what is the point? You’re basically asking for people raise their eyebrows and provide follow-up questions. What a rookie mistake, Mark!