People who say they don't care about titles already have one.
People who say they don't care about money are likely wealthy.
When people downplay something that is important to you. Likely they already have what you seek and are too selfish to empathize or be an ally
h/t @seldo
Working hard can't guarantee good results. But looking like you work hard is the reason so many mediocre people get promoted. It's almost as if good results and promotions aren't correlated.
Paris ENS is France’s top school and agregation there is highly competitive. This year, due to COVID they cancelled the orals, only had the (anonymous) written exam. As a result ~80% of successful candidates were women. 8-0. Eighty.
Women usually represent ~40% of ENS agrégés