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Having worked with many people with PhD degrees, I've noticed the ones that actually use their title are often the least knowledgeable and least likeable of the bunch. Most folk just assume everyone is qualified, with or without using the title, until proven otherwise by opening their mouths. There was this one dude who had 3 PhDs and literally wrote the book on some stuff, he was the most chill dude ever and said: "Just call me Robert, that's my name". Whilst this other dude insisted on being called Dr. Jenkins was an absolute idiot of a man. He would be often wrong and always challenged everyone and every thing. Of course the higher ups liked him, because of how he presented himself. But everyone else hated him. And I later found out his PhD wasn't even directly related to the field he works in.