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Originally posted by three2tango
I've had a night to sleep on this issue and I still feel the same way. I was promoted because I have a four year degree. I had to bust my ass to get a B in advanced accounting and I am not going to stand by and watch the rules be bent for someone who does not qualify. Furthermore the requirement for that position is still a degree in Accounting or Finance. This is a government position- life experience means nothing. That is why you have 50 year old secretary's making 20K --sad as that is. They could do my job easily with about 4 months of training but they aren't allowed and I don't think this girl should be either.
As for the statement that said "where do you live" and did you pay your rent last month -----I asked her did she have a degree- not anything about her GPA or did she take remedial math.
I really am shocked that any of you agree with this issue. Asking someone if they have a degree not wrong.
PS- I am taking my degree in an hanging it on the wall this morning.
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I really am shocked that you'd post something asking for opinions, when you're totally unwilling to listen to dissenting views.
It seems that the entire problem here is you feeling superior to the woman because you have a degree - somehow, you are connecting her promotion with a lessened value to your diploma, and you're making this personal. You asked a point-blank, uncomfortable, personal question, and your rationale to explain it away seems weak, to be perfectly honest.
I think you were well outside of usual office decorum here.
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