But Reddit userTiredworker27said they actually did.

However, instead of being rewarded for it with a raise or a promotion, they were fired.

I had been at the company for 4 years, mostly because of COVID, the Redditor toldBored Panda.

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It was a tough period for many.

Researchers have studied managerial derailment or the dark side of leadership for many years now.

However, the boss that Tiredworker27 described sounded like he belonged to all of the brackets.

Employee Suspects Dumb Former Boss Couldn’t Possibly Have Earned His Degrees, Exposes Him

And the degrees helped him inflate his ego.

I guess they made him feel superior to the peons working for him, the Redditor added.

He was rich and had a Ph.D. Everyone else was therefore inferior and he was the smart one.

Employee Suspects Dumb Former Boss Couldn’t Possibly Have Earned His Degrees, Exposes Him

Those Masters and Ph.D. theses are at the university.

People can go there and have a look at them.

I dont know why so many people think that this story is impossible and are so hostile about it.

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