incomplete degree

[stormdog11]

When I applied for my job on a very lengthy application I stated that I have my associates degree. I graduated college in the 70s went through a court reporting program for the full two years and a summer but did not take state exam to be certified cause I went in a different direction but always assumed I had my associates. 40 years later a firm ask for a transcript for the first time ever. I pull my transcript and find that I attempted 66 hours but only completed 56 hours of the 61 needed. It was never important to get my transcript 40 years into the work force and honestly thought I completed program. Can they terminate me - the degree is not a requirement.

 

[HRZ]

I have seen people at senior levels terminated over lying about degree even in circumstances where degree is not relevant at all. ...somes best to be very low key but entirely accurate .

 

[Zigner]

It's not the lack of a degree, it's the falsehood told.

 

[eerelations]

I have seen people at senior levels terminated over lying about degree even in circumstances where degree is not relevant at all. ...somes best to be very low key but entirely accurate .

Agree. Absent a legally binding contract that states otherwise, you can be legally fired for not having a degree even if said degree is not required by your job.

 

[eerelations]

It's not the lack of a degree, it's the falsehood told.

Agree. If your employer fires you over this, it will be because you lied about having a degree, not whether or not your degree is required by your job.

(And I also agree that you told your employer a lie. People always know whether or not they have a degree - because they have - or had at some point in time - the document that proves it. If you never received such a document, then you were never awarded a degree.)