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Originally posted by AChiOAlumna
I've worked in state, city and county positions for 13 years. Politics reign the way things are run, not qualifications. On paper, her intended position may have required a 4-year degree, but if she has the experience, the right connections, etc, it may not matter that she doesn't have a 4-year degree.
I've seen people who held no degree (not even an AA/AS) go from a bottom rung of the ladder to upper management just for knowing the right things to say or pulling the right favors. I've seen people with terrible emotional problems, who would've been dealt with appropriately (not necessarily fired as they're covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act) in the private sector, get promotion after promotion because the supervisor did not know how to deal with the situation correctly.
That all being said, bluntly asking another for their qualifications in a government position will not help nor deter the impending promotion...it just gets others in a lot of hot water...government positions (that I've seen) prefer to go with the "dont-get-involved-unless-it-directly-affects-you" policy...
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This is Political Job 101 - it's not what you know so much as who you know (and what you can do for your boss/manager).
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Originally posted by DeltAlum
Managers get to manage, which includes hire and fire.
Workers get to do what the managers tell them to -- until they get to be managers themselves and then get PO'd when workers go on youthful crusades.
Are you ready to put your job on the line or create the impression that you're a troublemaker? Think this over carefully.
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Political Job 102 - do you get along, or do you cause problems? Frankly, most politicians don't care if you have an MBA with a Doctorate in Quantum Physics - can you do the job and keep the office running smoothly?
In no way am I saying that the system is right, but that's the way the system
is. I've worked several summers in governmental offices, and had a political job when I got out of school, so I know the system.
Nobody but you can decide whether or not you can handle this position as it stands. If you can't, start applying elsewhere. Hanging your degree is going to cause more problems than a nailhole in the wall!