When I say my boss is unavailable, it's the truth. He is not available to that particular person. I never say my boss isn't in when he is - if I'm asked is he in, I simply say he isn't available. There could be a multitude of reasons that keep him from being available. No lie there.
My personal philosophy is if you don't want others to know about something you don't tell anyone. And I let it be known to anyone who confides in me I will lie for no one. I don't volunteer information, but I will not lie when asked a direct question. And when I answer that question, I tell only the information that was asked for. I do this because I learned the consequences of lying at an early age. And I also learned that the person I was helping with by lying, was only going to look out for themselves when things went south.
Michelle
