Hi guys, would like to ask your opinion on this since it's very subjective between my group of friends.

"I bought an original degree several years back to jump start my career. Family was poor and I was already working part time since college (Pre-U) and continued working in a MNC. I was not able to take the part time courses offered by some uni because I work part time selling burgers after office hours. It was a tough time indeed. Fast forward, I realized although I had the skill set and experience, I was not able to climb higher in the corporate ladder due to the fact I did not possess a degree. It was one of the requirement. I met a guy and had an authentic contact to buy a degree from a reputable uni. I even tried calling in to the uni directly after purchasing the degree, and indeed my name was in the system. It's not a fake degree per-say (but a short cut?). It's authentic and I managed to get the promotion I deserved with my skill sets."

What do you guys think about this scenario? Did the person above not deserve the promotion? Despite having all the other qualifications. Or did not deserve?

Damn you guys. haha to add on from earlier.

-It is an authentic degree where the uni itself has people taking money and adding it to the system. Wayyyy cheaper than actually paying and studying.
-Working up a corporate ladder is tough, you don't want to change company for reasons like these.
-It is not a time bomb as mentioned earlier.
-Not everyone can actually afford to pay 60 over thousand for a degree, but rather buy in for way cheaper. Memang lah dia beli less than 10k, boleh save up. mane ade time nak save up sampai 60++k.
-Yes he is very competent, it's a business related field. Don't compare it with a doctor or a lawyer or a commander or even a minister la sial. Business is more about hands on skills and experience. And this is not about public safety *facepalm-It's not a mill degree, as mentioned it's from a reputable uni in msia.
-He plans on saving up from the promotion and then pursuing masters legitimately.
-not everybody is a steve job sia lel

haha true but he plans to save up to pursue masters legitimately though.

Gave you a scenario mah, then ask your opinion BASED on that scenario sia :/

Work 9-6 then work again part time. Weekends go pasar malam sell stuffs. Where he got time?

You're seriously equating a business analyst to a surgeon? What's the worst that can occur? He gets fired if he's incompetent regardless of his degree. No psychical harm done to others. Why you wanna compare

Stop equating a business person in a private MNC to a person of power who could potentially cause physical harm unto others. Ministers, doctors, lawyers, architects, etc is of course wrong to have such a degree because you need the knowledge and practice beforehand. Where else in business field you don't need to go to uni to gain experience.

Good input from all of you guys. I understand most you do shun this. Thanks guys.