There are persons who don't walk around with qualifications on their forehead so there's an automatic assumption that you "not ready". Soon as the other party learn of your experience or qualifications then they bottle down.

Like, that is....idk,foolish to me... Qualifications is not what you should use to determine if you show others respect in a conversation. You first listen to their reasoning.

For example very recently I encountered a situation. It was construction related.

Two persons: 1. A young man who has graduated college with some construction related engineering degree. 2. Man in his 50s who has worked in the construction industry over the years, can't READ.

There was a recurring issue that needed to be solved. Some retaining thing that kept on slipping as a result of the construction. Contractor hired the young man with degree to solve it. Young man tried on 4 different occasions after each try failed.

Resources being used up and having to be replaced after each failed attempt. And if is one thing we know, that the young man is being paid big bucks each time for his "time and expertise".

After the 4th try the contractor conceded and decided that he'll reach out to man #2 who's in his 50s and can't read.
Of course the young man felt disrespected and went on to tell the contractor he's wasting money because it can't be done.

Man #2 came and assessed the issue and told the contractor what material he needed. Man #2 couldn't even write said list but he knew EXACTLY what he wanted. Within two days the retaining slippage issue was fixed. 2 days! One man!

Knew what upset me about the ordeal?

Make a wild guess who was paid more?

The contractor literally decided that Man #2 would be paid less just because "a just likkle Johnny* from round a one part, him nah go fussy fi big money, him just want a food"

"just want a food" in this case doesn't mean something to eat. It means he think Man #2 really just want enough money to get by for a week or less.

The contractor paid the young man more for the first failed attempt more than he paid Man #2 for solving the issue in 2 days.

Man #2 cannot read the words from a book. But show him a drawn house plan and he'll put up that structure specifically how it is drawn. He also can't write a report how he'd solve the retaining issue but put the tools in his hand and he'll get it done.

This thread is about showing respect. Learning from others who are even not as "qualified" on paper as you are. Stop looking down on people.

The education which we have access to so easily now wasn't the case for a lot of people years ago.

Show. Respect. To. All.