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Yet despite having gone to Harvard, doesn't seem to be able to distinguish credentialism from meritocracy. But hey! At least he went to Harvard right?...
by luizfelberti 5y ago
Yet despite having gone to Harvard, doesn't seem to be able to distinguish credentialism from meritocracy.
But hey! At least he went to Harvard right?...
- MrRiddle 5y agoThe irony..
- adamrezich 5y agothis is exactly what I came here to say. it took a lot of effort to find work a few years ago because I'd dropped out of college, yet had plenty of personal experience under my belt. I know many other people are in this same boat and it's endlessly frustrating to be rejected from entry-level job after entry-level job when your skillset and experience is above what is being asked. when this is happening to you and at the same time you see articles about how meritocracy is bad and should be abolished, it's hard to see how meritocracy is supposedly working for you when your (self-evaluated) merit (for an entry-level position, possibly doing something fully outside of your intended career trajectory) outstrips your credentials. I don't understand why everyone trying to tear down "meritocracy" doesn't start by focusing on credentialism instead.