Is it possible to be over-qualified for the job? If so, what exactly makes you over-qualified? Just curious.
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10-19-10 04:45 PM #1
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Over-qualified?
I'm just some kid.
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10-19-10 05:53 PM #2
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We've hired people with degrees from Harvard and Princeton. Also people with PhD's. I'd say no.
Apparently, I'm supposed to be more angry about what Mitt Romney does with his money than what Barack & Michelle Obama do with mine
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10-19-10 05:56 PM #3
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Over-qualified is a term that was created when someone on the job realized the person they were looking to hire was either a) more proficient, or b) a harder worker. In either case that would leave the current employee not looking like the super star they were before said "over-qualified" person arrived and they might be forced to actually do some work. Originally Posted by capnc423
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10-19-10 06:40 PM #4
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I'm not overqualified for my job - I'm overqualified for my pay/benefits...
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10-19-10 06:47 PM #5
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When I came on in 1970, the lore was that they were afraid that people who were too intelligent would get bored with the job. In fact, I had a conversation with the psychologist about that during my testing. I scored kinda high on the IQ test and that indicated that I was smarter than I really am, I guess. I wondered if he was going to fail me because of that.
Then one of my FTO's was a Harvard grad and one of my academy classmates had a degree from Princeton so I wasn't the brightest in the area by far.......
That idea faded away by the early 70's and we heard no more about it.Apparently, I'm supposed to be more angry about what Mitt Romney does with his money than what Barack & Michelle Obama do with mine
My Little Buddy
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10-19-10 07:38 PM #6
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I'm the little engine that "might someday"... I'm All Sorts of unfulfilled potential...
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10-19-10 07:46 PM #7
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In the words, of Linus from Peanuts, "There's no bigger burden than that of having a great potential." Originally Posted by Samuel
I'm the little engine that "might someday"... I'm All Sorts of unfulfilled potential...Apparently, I'm supposed to be more angry about what Mitt Romney does with his money than what Barack & Michelle Obama do with mine
My Little Buddy
Originally Posted by Cat_Doc
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10-19-10 08:40 PM #8
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I would just be happy to find some guys that weren't too important to work in the first place, but then again I'm talking part time officers whom you can't force to work .
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10-22-10 12:00 AM #9
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What might get you gigged at a local PD for being "over-qualified" is the attitude of being "over-qualified." You act like a know-it-all you get tossed, regardless of your educational or training background.
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10-22-10 12:52 PM #10
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Sometimes when I look at my coworkers I feel I am over-qualified, but not so much for police work.
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10-23-10 04:03 PM #11
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I wouldn't say that.. I noticed you changed out some of the low Taser batteries.. Originally Posted by Samuel
I'm the little engine that "might someday"... I'm All Sorts of unfulfilled potential...
Although when we have worked together I think we were cursed. Crime doesn't occur within a 5 mile radius of our car.. Originally Posted by GoDirectly2Jail
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10-23-10 08:55 PM #12
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Try turning the siren off at some point during the shift. Originally Posted by BJJVad
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