Flabbergasted
- Too many jobs have bullshit requirements.
- I strongly dislike liars.
The first seems to be the one that you are railing against. If someone really is capable of doing the job, then let them do it. You don't care how they got there. I agree that it is a problem, but it is not an issue that I care about as much as the second one
The second is the one which concerns me. I find that a person who is willing to make big lies in one place - for instance claiming degrees not possessed - is generally willing to have a string of big and little lies elsewhere. If you go digging, this is generally going to be a problem.
Connected to that is the fact that I would prefer to discourage lying, and having people who are inclined to lie see other people be caught lying with no consequences doesn't do that. It is far, far nicer to operate in an environment of trust, and maintain the foundation for that by defending the community standard behind it.
Therefore if it was up to me to make the decision, I would support throwing the book at her.
For the record, despite being at one point only 3 months shy of a PhD in math, knowing that I know more math than most math PhDs, and having more publications than most mathematicians, you won't see me claim to be a PhD. I may be able to do any job which requires a PhD, but I don't have one and I won't claim otherwise.
Cheers,
Ben
PS And yes, I am one of those neanderthals who detest grade inflation. There is nothing wrong with telling someone that they didn't do well on a course, and the world doesn't owe you what you didn't get, no matter how silly it might be.
