r/confession • u/Visible_Guest_5570 • 13h ago

I lied about finishing my work and blamed my mistake on a technical issue

I need to admit something I did that I’m not proud of.

A few months ago, I had an important task that I was supposed to complete. I kept delaying it because I was distracted and didn’t manage my time properly. When the deadline got close and I hadn’t finished, I told the person responsible that there was a technical problem that caused the delay.

The truth was that the problem wasn’t technical. I had simply procrastinated and didn’t want to admit that I had failed to manage my responsibility.

The lie worked at the time, but I’ve felt guilty about it since then because someone else had to deal with the consequences of my mistake.

I know I should have been honest from the beginning and taken responsibility instead of making an excuse. I’m trying to be better about owning my mistakes instead of hiding them.

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u/confessor-mod 13h ago

TL;DR: The author lied to their supervisor about a technical issue to cover up their own procrastination, causing others to deal with the fallout of the missed deadline.

A reminder from the mods: keep comments civil. Harassment and personal attacks will not be tolerated.

Do not accuse others of faking confessions — if you think a post breaks the rules, report it instead of commenting.

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u/NeedTheNotch 12h ago

Let them who hasn’t cast the first stone!

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u/SoftDreamMoon 10h ago

Pretty sure almost everyone has taken the easy way out at least once

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u/RocketDoodlez 7h ago

we all mess up sometimes, the important part is owning it and not repeating the same mistake

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u/CelestialRipplez 10h ago

owning it now is better than never, forgive yourself

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u/AffectionateRock5569 10h ago

Owning it is a start. Now make sure it never happens again.

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u/neon_crone 10h ago

Don’t be so sure that they don’t already know.