I think many of us would agree that a lot of the best-paid people and higher-ups in the private sector largely do nohing and/or are generally incompetent to perform the tasks necessary for day-to-day operations without help.
And i think a good deaI of people are familiar with being “over qualified” or whatever.
But something I've long pondered is as to why more of people don't simply lie their way to their success or position or whatever. Granted I've tried this before and got hit with some follow-up questions but managed to bumble my way through.
When I got hired I was frank with my supervisor about my depth of knowledge and he trained me from there.
But with a little forethought and research it doesn't seem too hard to fake-it through to corporate type jobs. Engineering, maintenance, and trades probably require actual experience and knowledge though for safety.
References can be faked if one has friends or acquaintances or even coworkers that want out too.
If we can't beat them (we can) then join 'em… and take 'em down from the inside