I was told that I didn’t get the latest job because 1) a Puerto Rican with a PhD applied, and 2) I didn’t have enough Master’s degrees. Both points are more annoying than upsetting since my place of employ is indeed soul-sucking. The money was tempting, but I have no great desire to stay no matter how much I’m paid; therefore, onward and upward with the apps!
Meanwhile, a point: When my current boss learned I had applied elsewhere, she said she would be seeking a promotion for me in order to keep me in place. This I revealed to my interviewers in the hope that they might act faster; that may have backfired. I can imagine them using my impending promotion as a justification to spread the wealth—Puerto Rican PhD and multi-Master’s man notwithstanding. (I didn’t reveal my doubt, thanks to things beyond my boss’s control, that the promotion is realistic.) I must learn to keep such things closer to the vest.
I didn’t have enough Master’s degrees
Multiple master’s degrees are the new bachelor’s degree.
by JH—Nov 20, 09:09 AM
Actually, in some sectors that’s not far from the truth.
by greg—Nov 20, 09:18 AM
As the holder of multiple masters degrees (one of them terminal!), I would say that they are more often a detriment when applying for jobs—either you’re too well-educated or you’re not qualified enough.
Bizarrely, I had a much easier time finding a real full-time job in a library than I ever did finding a part-time paraprofessional position.
by Laura—Nov 22, 07:13 PM
I heard rumors early on, and those rumors are persisting: 1) The Puerto Rican is “problematic”; 2) Mr. Multiple M.A. has been inordinately absentee due to illness. Bwahahahahahahahahaha!
(Note: I do not cackle at Multiple M.A.‘s sickness; I rather cackle at the department’s woes! The difference is minuscule, but it represents justice!)
by greg—Feb 12, 10:03 AM
as the grandson of a Puerto Rican, and the best friend of many a Puerto Rican, I can vouch that most Puerto Rican are nothing but Trouble, which begins with T and rhymes with P
by Balthasar Gracián—Feb 12, 11:52 AM