I think being honest will not affect your career in a negative way. In this particular instance, it could potentially harm this job now, however if telling the

I think being honest will not affect your career in a negative way. In this particular instance, it could potentially harm this job now, however if telling the truth gets you fired, that is not a place where you want to work. Hearing your baby is ugly is painful but a necessary part of business, if we can't be ruthlessly honest with each other, then no one wins.