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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But surely everyone greets you by saying "Dr. Fossilesque, I presume?".

That alone has got to be worth the overqualification issues.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Finishing up my thesis but, god I hope not. Those people are insufferable.

[–] AntY 11 points 1 year ago

I called an associate professor by a common nickname derived from his actual name, thing is that it draws the thought to some drug addict from the 70’s. When I got my phd, he took to calling me by my title as a revenge.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

That's right, at the Skool of Hard Knocks.

[–] JusticeForPorygon 4 points 1 year ago

The governor's signature

[–] A_Very_Big_Fan 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Better than people who insist on being called "Dr."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

That's what I was referring to. 😅