"Too Honest"

[HisLittleHazelnut]

I have Aspergers, and as such tend to be very honest... overly much, some people think.

I was interviewed for a job as one of three people at a retail store who would have the keys to the store. In such, I had to take an honesty test. Some of the questions were like, "If you made a phone call from a pay phone, and it gave your money back to you, would you mail it in?" Or, "If a vending machine gave some of your money back, would you mail it in?"
My answer was yes, and I really have done so in both instances.
Another one was, "If a nine year old showed you her work and asked if you liked it, and you really didn't, would you lie to her to not hurt her feelings?"
That one, I checked somewhere between yes and no. It depends on the nine year old.

The results of my test came back as being so honest that I couldn't possibly have common sense. So I didn't get the job.

Anybody else have a big "problem" with "over-honesty"?

 

[Fish and Bread]

I have Asperger's Syndrome also and I was told by a professional that I'm probably incapable of lying. I'm not sure the professional was correct, but I can't recall off the top of my head a time where I actually have lied, so there may well be something to what she said. At the very minimum, I would have immense difficulty knowingly telling a falsehood.

And, yes, it often leaves me in difficult positions socially, as one might imagine (Ever seen the movie "Liar, Liar"?). Having said that, though, I wouldn't have it any other way. I value honesty highly in people, and I am glad it comes so easily to me, even though it makes life very difficult at times. I've actually had to work very hard at not getting upset when people tell small white-lies, because I by nature find them highly offensive and can't relate well to that sort of behavior.

 

[gomatadors]

Yes, I am often too honest too