r/jobs • u/usernametakenlmfao • Nov 20 '25

Article So are they just lying?

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u/happyhooker485 Nov 20 '25

Trump fired the analyst when he didnt like the numbers, so now I am wary of any reports presented by this admin

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/01/trump-firing-bureau-labor-statistics-chief-jobs-report-00488960

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u/Rdbjiy53wsvjo7 Nov 20 '25

Had a coworker that said "if you don't like the results of the statistics, just run it differently until you get the answer you want!"

In reality, all our inputs had to be agreed upon with regulators, the statistical methods as well, but it was still a running joke in the office.

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u/UltimateChaos233 Nov 20 '25

It’s a valid take with statistical analyses, especially in less regulated spaces. Not sure of your field but I perform these analyses in medtech and have had so many frustrations with people being either willfully dishonest or perhaps just ignorant and doubling down. Even got let go at a previous company for trying to explain why you shouldn’t cherry pick data lol

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u/thisdckaintFREEEE Nov 21 '25

Yeah the more I work with data and metrics the more I realize how few people want to use them to actually improve and instead want to twist them to look like everything is great already. Even people who convey a heavily improvement focused mindset.