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?