Just saw an old coworker post bragging about how she graduated from the most prestigious University in the world. It was obviously the Harvard Extension School…cringe

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I hope someone publicly called her out for it

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I love when people say they went too Harvard or Penn and have it as their main school on LI, when the reality is they took one certification or executive education weekend course. 😂

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I took a picture in front of the Harvard business school library. I should put that on my LI, since it clearly counts.

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No one worth their salt is going to give her credit for that degree

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Eh, let them be happy. If those in the know will know that it’s BS, then the problem solves itself

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