My younger brothers resume is 90% lies and he just landed a $60k+ a year job.

My brother found out pretty young that lying and manipulation will get you far in life if you can keep a straight face. His life philosophy strongly geared towards "Do what you can to get ahead, even if it means lying, cheating, or manipulating".

Mine is quite the other way around at "Be honest and sincere. Never take credit for work someone else has done."

I've got a culinary certificate (Didn't want to finish the degree as I do not enjoy cooking outside of my house). an A.S with a strong focus in Chemistry and Mathematics, and strong self-taught (I disclose clearly that they are self-taught) computer skills (Mostly IT and software testing type skills). Additionally, I am currently 1/2 way through a degree in computer engineering. I take pride in my strong desire to be educated the best I can be.

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My brother on the other end is a high school dropout with no college education. And who severely overexaggerates his skills and assets. At his "peak", he had 3 cars that didn't run because he tried upgrading/doing general maintenance on them and promptly bricked them. His previous jobs have been almost entirely minimum wage jobs with the exception of a job cleaning glassware at a hospital lab, he was then moved to the clerical/front desk position at that lab.

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Recently he's gotten a new girlfriend and a new job, the job is a $60k+/year mechanical engineer position. I began to suspect his usual foul play when I heard his girlfriend mention that he could get a job at the company her dad works at, because he's got "two degrees and a lot of experience".

That caught me off guard but I didn't say anything. Two degrees? he didn't even finish high school let alone a single college course. And a lot of experience? I know the company her dad works at and I know my brother has no experience that will transfer to that company. I questioned my mom about the claims that his girlfriend is making and she said "its not a big deal to lie about that kind of stuff"

When I brought it up with him he said he claimed he told her that he planned on getting a degree in mechanical engineering and that she probably misheard him.

Now I'm not usually one who invades peoples privacy but It really hurts that this guy is going to sit here in front of me, and claim to not only be more educated than me when he's not, but the claim that the hard work I put into obtaining my degree and finding internships that would take me without me being in a university isn't a big deal and is something you can simply lie about and people will believe you. And I had an overwhelming curiosity of just what kind of lies he's telling his girlfriend and the place that just hired him. So I went onto his computer (I'm the one who fixes it when he breaks it anyway, and it's in my room once a month for said repairs. so I have the password) and found his "most recent resume" which he kindly labeled with the current job position he applied for so I know that its the one he used.

I was pretty floored after the things I read on that resume. The only bits of truth on the thing are his name, phone number, and one of the 5 listed jobs. He's gaming the background check system by listing the correct company but an incorrect job position. And by listing companies he knows have gone out of business within the time frame he said he's been there. He claims to have been a Systems Analyst, and Automotive Technician(where he claims he designed custom wiring for high-performance cars), A Sevice technician (where he claims he was basically a sysadmin), and a "Fabrication and Design Engineer" for a company that I got him a job at and I am 100% positive his position was a Quality Technician. And if you're curious about what he claims he did in that position: "Designed systems and mechanical build lists" and "R&D and construction of prototype machines" are among them.

As I continue down the resume it gets worse. He actually is claiming to have a B.S in Mechanical Engineering as well as a degree in software development/programming. This guy flunked math all through high school and brings his entire desktop in my room when his internet isn't working right this is combined with the fact that he's claiming he's got all kinds of certificates and experience with AutoCAD, C++, C#, and Java(he doesn't).

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I worked hard to overcome strong mental disorders to make it through an entire degree, a certificate program, and continue on to work on a second degree in computer engineering. I was in and out of therapy for depression, anxiety as well as Aspergers. I was told over and over that "college wasn't right for me" by family and advisors at universities when I failed to be accepted. But I still managed to get my first degree done and have the gall to move on to a second. I still struggle to get fulfilling jobs that pay a living wage. I'm constantly met with "do well enough and we might keep you if we have a position open"

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And this guy just shows up with a great idea: Lie about not only one but TWO degrees. lie about his entire job history. And it works for him without a hitch.

I'm floored over this situation and to make it worse everyone's done nothing but say "it doesn't involve you, get over it". I feel like it DOES involve me. We live in the same house and I get to watch this liar live out a comfortable life and achieving dreams off nothing but lies and manipulation. I get told things like "maybe you are just going to have to deal with minimum wage" or "stop wasting time with school you're not mentally cut out for it" while my brother is praised over and over by friends and family for his ability to do what he needs to do to be successful in life.

I've thought about finding out if there's any legal action that can be taken against him for lying about job history and education, but I fear if there is something I can do then I would be kicked out of the house for standing up for honesty and the hard work people ACTUALLY put in to get educated.

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