My Dad Gave 25 Years to a Company. They Called Him Overqualified.
I didn't know what overqualified meant. I just knew it was bad. What I watched happen to my dad, and why your kids see you, not your title.
My dad gave 25 years to a company. They called him overqualified for the rest of his (too short) life.
I didn't know what overqualified meant. I just knew it was bad.
I saw the looks exchanged. The quiet whispers between my parents.
I watched his self-worth evaporate.
Not when they handed him the pink slip. When he had nowhere to go in the morning.
Your kids are watching. Every move you make.
Your kids don't see your title. They see you.
You are not your job. You are not your years of service. You are not what they called you on the way out the door.
You're worth so much more than that.
Signed,
the 8-year-old who had no business knowing what "overqualified" meant
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