They told you you’re overqualified.
Too educated. Too experienced. Too smart to hire.
So instead of giving you a seat at the table, they told you to shrink.
Take a step back. Lower your expectations. Smile more.
But here’s the truth:
“Overqualified” doesn’t mean too good for the job.
It means too aware to control.
Because the system doesn’t reward intelligence—it rewards obedience.
The Real Problem? You See Too Much.
You question bad policy.
You don’t fake enthusiasm.
You notice inefficiencies, exploitations, and manipulations.
You don’t just fill the seat—you challenge the structure holding the seat.
And that’s a problem.
They Don’t Want Experts—They Want Performers.
The modern workplace isn’t built for brilliance.
It’s built for performance signaling.
They don’t need someone who can fix the system—they need someone who will pretend it works.
That’s why:
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Mediocrity gets promoted.
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Fake enthusiasm is rewarded.
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Competence is called “arrogance.”
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And you—with all your insight—are “overqualified.”
The Harsh Truth?
They don’t know what to do with people like you.
So they either:
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Underpay you,
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Silence you.
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Or make you so exhausted you give up on changing anything at all.
And then they call it "burnout."
No—it’s strategic suppression.
Final Thought:
You’re not overqualified.
You’re underutilized—by design.
Because a system that fears questions can never make space for people with real answers.
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