Lied in Interview
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For what reason would you lie about your age, especially if the lie is only to claim that you're 12 months younger than you really are?
Since you told one partner the truth, tell them you misspoke if they ask why you gave two different ages. At that point, stop lying; it almost invariably ends poorly when the liar gets exposed. Respectable people don't respect liars - this applies to every facet of life.
Side note: I doubt they're even going to remember the number you gave them. Seems so inconsequential, although that is a strange question to be asked in the first place.
Well it’s definitely very illegal to ask your age if the interview is in the US then you made a stupid mistake that no one will really care about but age is a protected class so they opened themselves up to a lawsuit technically.
They're not allowed to ask your age. With regard to your question, don't do either. Just pretend you misspoke if called out on it.
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That's not a problem at all. Relax man. It wasn't intentional, and it wasn't really something that they care about. If you are losing sleep over this, email him to clarify it. Just tell him you just had your birthday and you haven't built up the new right reaction when being asked about age. Phrase it smartly. But seriously, I don't think anybody would count this as lying.
Don't email him.
Seriously, you'll be fine.
It's all good, man. Don't lose sleep over this. I doubt they'll even remember it, so they sure as hell won't call you out on it.
Delete thread (for your sake). Do nothing. Move on.
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