My motivation to go for a master's degree program was the series of rejections I suffered without it in my search for employment. Unfortunately, I lost my first very good job consequent upon the master's degree.
I want to assume that generally, publicly quoted companies are better organized and operated than private limited companies.
During my active work life, I worked in four Public Limited Companies and my reporting lines followed almost the same pattern. In no particular order, I did not report directly to anyone who was as educated as I was.
Generally, I was the first master's degree holder in HR ever employed with some experience in these companies.
Another thing that happened was that it was only in one company that I reported directly to the Head of the HR Function and the gentleman to whom I reported had no degree in HR, so I was like a consultant to him.
In the other places, I reported directly to people who had only Bachelor's degrees, so they listened to me when I spoke, even when they would reject my opinions because they had the authority.
What I suffered as a result of my good quality HR education is captured in very clear terms by King Solomon: "For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow" Eccl. 1:18. I was called proud and stubborn. Stubborn, I have defined from my perspective in "INFALLIBLE? 151" in this blog.
Finally, Proud, because in all the public limited companies I worked none had a Head of HR Function with any HR academic qualification.
Next week, we shall share on Good Quality HR Education and Job Hopping.
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