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.
“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?”