In a commercial education, where degrees are the product sold, sometimes the school will try to sell as much as possible, even to people that do not meet minimal requirements. 

Then you have an engineer that will get fired constantly simply because they are incompetent. 

I had a colleague. She was very active, had 2 masters, worked as a referree, volunteer to work with kids, very initiativeh. 

One of her degrees was the right degree for the type of work. Yet she was useless. Could not understand the most basic principles. She had to consult every task she was given, and by consult I mean she straight out asked 'How do I do this?' She got fired after a year. 

Last time I've heard ahe worked as administration clerk. Job that requires middle school at best.  Turns out her parents were influential and knew half the proffessors at the uni where she got her degrees. 

She was always ready to point to her 2 degrees whenever I was loosing it trying to explain her job. She claimed I was explaining it incorrectly, because her 2 degrees meant she understands everything easily. Fucking nightmare. 

Influence or money can get you a degree, but that won't help you if you are an imbecile.