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Dying to Live - An MBA's Last Resignation Letter

Dear Boss, I write this letter today to tell you that I lied to you. Yes, you heard me right. Not once, not twice, but every day since the last 11 years that I've been working here, I lied to you. In every nuance of my voice and in every gesture of my body, I lied. Still, I did not consider myself guilty of deceit. That is so because I lied to myself too. And my lies were so convincing that I actually thought I was telling everyone only the truth. I have been lying since my first day at work many years ago, not only to you but to all the bosses I have had in the past 19 years. It flowed in my veins and nourished my ravenous ambition to have a successful career; I never suspected myself of lying for even a second. But what happened last night has flustered my conscience to a degree irreparable by any amount of commiseration or any false promise of success. As I turned back to leave my 10 year old son's room after putting him to bed, I heard his meek whisper, &quo