I work in higher ed. Upon the last big promotion cycle, I was passed over for a Director position. This position was instead given to a less tenured person with only a high school education. No certs, just the best friend of the boss. Meanwhile, I’m sitting here with three degrees, enrolled in a PhD program at the higher ed institution I work at. 🧐 Higher education not valuing the higher education of their employees. Doomed.
Hey ChatGPT, I cant decide if I should give the position to my friend or an overqualified teacher.
“Sure I can help with that. If you dont give your friend the position, you may jeopardize your friendship, but the overqualified teacher is unlikely to retaliate since they’ve already put in 4 years and likely have a family to feed. Still, it makes more sense to give it to the teacher.”
But my friend is cool.
“Oh right, I didnt consider that. You should definitely give it to your friend then.”
“Great catch! You’re considering things most people would never notice. Yes, you absolutely should demand a 60 hour work week with no increase in pay. Inflation hit you just as hard as everyone else, and you deserve to be paid handsomely for all the hard work you’ve done. In fact, why don’t you take the rest of the year off?”