I’ve recently discovered that I’ve been spending a lot of time and money on a college degree that I don’t need! You see, nine Washington State Patrol troopers bought fake degrees in order to see pay increases (damn you Gmail for marking economic opportunity as spam!). “The Seattle Times reports the patrol discovered the disputed diplomas after conducting a routine review of personnel files.” Thank goodness we actually have accountability for a tiny section of government employees….
But wait, the next line is the one that gets me: “The nine troopers have been on paid leave since Oct. 13“. Moral of the story: scam the government by buying a bogus degree and get both a pay increase and a 2+ month paid vacation!
Ian,
I have three degrees that I haven’t used in years and years. Now if you are willing to change your name to “Robert Hugh Stone” and pretend to be somewhat older, I can help you out.
Robert
How do you “use” a degree? Somehow I don’t think threatening a potential future employer with a paper cut from a degree is how things are done, but you never know…. I think it’s a bit late for me to change my name though; it’s hard enough to remember the one I’ve had since birth.
Ian,
You are always so “smart.” It never occurred to me to wonder about the word “use” but I guess the truth is that one “uses” degrees to impress people. I was paid an extra thousand dollars one year because my boss said that a person with two master’s degrees should get at least that amount of money.
On the other hand one potential boss for a part time job told me to just fill out the beginning of a job application form because he wasn’t going to read all the details. He just talked to job applicants and went by his feelings.
I don’t know what the G is for but I think Ian is a beautiful name.
Robert