What is your opinion of people who prominently display diplomas?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a lawyer. I had my degree and bar admittance on the wall in my office like plenty of the people I worked with. Now that I’m no longer practicing it is on the wall in my home office. Not sure why anyone cares about this.

I'm a lawyer and I had my undergrade, law school, and LLM diplomas framed along with my Supreme Court admission and the signed seal I got when I left DOJ after 10 years. They were expensive to frame but I loved having them on my walls. They reminded me of all the good times I had. I've worked from home since COVID and now always will (or hope to at least) so now they sit under the bed in our guest room. If anyone wants to think I'm pompous I really couldn't care less. I'm not, but then maybe they will keep me from having to hang out with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just wondering.


To me it’s a display of pomposity and I think less of the person.


(FWIW I attended a T20 undergrad and a ‘good’ grad school, but I don’t know where my diplomas are and would not dream of mounting them on a wall. I did not attend any commencement ceremonies and paid my way through everything.)

Define "prominently" - I don't think having a diploma in an office, whether home or away, is weird at all. I would be surprised to see one in a bathroom, but hey, maybe they didn't have wall space anywhere else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Display where?

In their office - fine.
In their living rooom - weird

As long as they aren’t on a bedroom wall, no problem.

I actually knew a guy who would display his on his bedroom wall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Display where?

In their office - fine.
In their living rooom - weird

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a lawyer. I had my degree and bar admittance on the wall in my office like plenty of the people I worked with. Now that I’m no longer practicing it is on the wall in my home office. Not sure why anyone cares about this.

I'm a lawyer and I had my undergrade, law school, and LLM diplomas framed along with my Supreme Court admission and the signed seal I got when I left DOJ after 10 years. They were expensive to frame but I loved having them on my walls. They reminded me of all the good times I had. I've worked from home since COVID and now always will (or hope to at least) so now they sit under the bed in our guest room. If anyone wants to think I'm pompous I really couldn't care less. I'm not, but then maybe they will keep me from having to hang out with you.

LLM degrees are worthless

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wish more school teachers would put up their diplomas. I think it's good for kids to see and encourages conversations about different colleges.

Anything personal I bring in school is at risk of theft or destruction. My principal has told us that the school isn’t liable for replacement costs and students can’t be punished for what they do to teacher’s property —that’s a civil matter.

“Sheepskins” are expensive. Even the informal copies are running $50.

We have college T-shirt days once a month.

[Anonymous]

My single mom had mine framed and hangs upstairs in her hallway. Never thought twice about it. She (and I) beat the odds. Nothing wrong with being proud of that.

[Anonymous]

I have mine, my husband's, and my daughter's diplomas framed and hanging on our family room wall--most people never even see them unless they're close friends or family.
I don't care if it's obnoxious though. My parents didn't go to college--my grandparents never made it past 6th grade. My daughter overcame significant special needs to earn hers. I'm proud of them and they've been a mood-booster many times for me.

[Anonymous]

My wife and I have our diplomas in University frames that our parents bought us after graduation.

They are on our home office wall. Not a big deal. Wife likes to point our her "High Honors" notation that I did not receive. LOL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a lawyer. I had my degree and bar admittance on the wall in my office like plenty of the people I worked with. Now that I’m no longer practicing it is on the wall in my home office. Not sure why anyone cares about this.

I'm a lawyer and I had my undergrade, law school, and LLM diplomas framed along with my Supreme Court admission and the signed seal I got when I left DOJ after 10 years. They were expensive to frame but I loved having them on my walls. They reminded me of all the good times I had. I've worked from home since COVID and now always will (or hope to at least) so now they sit under the bed in our guest room. If anyone wants to think I'm pompous I really couldn't care less. I'm not, but then maybe they will keep me from having to hang out with you.

LLM degrees are worthless

It makes sense to frame them along with everything else. If you're going to do it, then do them all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a lawyer. I had my degree and bar admittance on the wall in my office like plenty of the people I worked with. Now that I’m no longer practicing it is on the wall in my home office. Not sure why anyone cares about this.

I'm a lawyer and I had my undergrade, law school, and LLM diplomas framed along with my Supreme Court admission and the signed seal I got when I left DOJ after 10 years. They were expensive to frame but I loved having them on my walls. They reminded me of all the good times I had. I've worked from home since COVID and now always will (or hope to at least) so now they sit under the bed in our guest room. If anyone wants to think I'm pompous I really couldn't care less. I'm not, but then maybe they will keep me from having to hang out with you.

LLM degrees are worthless

LLM? Large language models?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a lawyer. I had my degree and bar admittance on the wall in my office like plenty of the people I worked with. Now that I’m no longer practicing it is on the wall in my home office. Not sure why anyone cares about this.

I'm a lawyer and I had my undergrade, law school, and LLM diplomas framed along with my Supreme Court admission and the signed seal I got when I left DOJ after 10 years. They were expensive to frame but I loved having them on my walls. They reminded me of all the good times I had. I've worked from home since COVID and now always will (or hope to at least) so now they sit under the bed in our guest room. If anyone wants to think I'm pompous I really couldn't care less. I'm not, but then maybe they will keep me from having to hang out with you.

I'm former biglaw and one of the partners only had his high school diploma framed and up and he was double harvard. I loved it.