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yourabi
there is an old joke: "how can you tell if a salesman is lying" - answer: his lips are moving.
krf
That joke has also been successfully applied to lawyers.
DerKommissar
I've always heard it in reference to politicians.
mistermann
Oh, so naive. So, you are assuming the CEO actuually represents the company, aznd what they say is relevant. You've already failed on so many levels.

The job of a CEO in modern times is to lie convincingly. If you're still the CEO, you can reap the benefits, but you're stuck with telling the story of why you deserve them, which nobody believes anyways, so its actually a good gig!!

EvanK
"How can you tell if a CEO is lying?" Easy. If words are coming out, he's lying.