My father retired from Ford after 35+ years. He started as a plant forman, and his last position was the supervisor of stamping and planning (his boss answered to the VP, the VP answered to the CEO). He was promoted to the suprvisor position about 10 years before he retired. That position had a requirement of being an engineer. My dad had a BA in education from 1969. Sometimes, someone is better than you and their experience far outweighs the degree requirement. It's going to happen in all sorts of working environments for the rest of your life, so you should probably get used to it.
As far as asking her, given the situation, I don't think it was a wise move. It does make you look like a nit-picky, nosey person. That being said, I don't think she needed to run and tell the boss either.
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