# My boss wants me to help his kid cheat.  Should I?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 25, 2008, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-wants-me-to-help-his-kid-cheat-should-i/465167 "2008-09-25T16:16:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 25, 2008, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-wants-me-to-help-his-kid-cheat-should-i/465167/31 "2008-09-25T16:57:25Z")

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I’d do it, for a number of reasons:

|\*| I wouldn’t want to risk my work situation. Sure he might just take it on the chin, but why risk finding out? To everybody who draws the conclusion that the boss is a scumbag - maybe so, but the potential scumbag is still his boss.

|\*| It gets the kid through a tricky spot. Who hasn’t been in a situation (fair enough likely down to their own bad practise) and wished for a leg-up like this?

|\*| You clearly would enjoy it. And get paid at the same time.

I’d add the caveat that it has to be a one-off. If he gets asked for more then you can’t/won’t help. If he gets examined on the subject he’s on his own.

Based on the number of “OMG never!” responses I wonder about the level of truthfullness being shown here. So it’s dishonest, we’re not talking about helping to bury a body here.

tim

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