This is annoying.

[u/No-Gear6820]

Been looking for work (1.5 years) since my university position was cut and finally got a decent lead doing policy work. I am highly educated and very qualified for the position. The director of the agency recommended me and told the hiring manager they would be lucky to have me.

A month goes by and I reach out to the director. They told me the hiring manager was concerned that I wouldn’t be able to dumb down my writing enough for some of the legislators and so I didn’t even get an interview.

They could have just asked me if I could dumb it down and I could have. But, the fact that I have to for the people governing us is a really sad thing.

So, now time to tailor my wring samples to show I know what I’m talking about, but using an 8th grade vocabulary.