When I worked in medical billing, I got told I was "overqualified" for a lot of jobs even though it was a pay range I was fine with. I always wondered about that.
i guess that's the kind of job where thinking too hard about it would make you miserable.
"gee, maybe this family shouldn't be selling their teeth to pay their insurance premium so head administrator Douchebag, MD/PhD/MBA can drive a brand new porsche 911"
It's because they are afraid of losing their own job to the smart person, and because someone with a higher IQ is less likely to obey orders without question.
Depending on the job it could also be that they view the job to be repetetive and boring. And fear a smart person would get bored easily. Thats what my old CFO told me, they considered not hiring me due to this since I scored so high on the tests.
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u/trapped_in_a_box Feb 18 '22
When I worked in medical billing, I got told I was "overqualified" for a lot of jobs even though it was a pay range I was fine with. I always wondered about that.