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Clamper's right about this one. Overqualified people are inherently unhappy. They are doing work that they feel (or know) is beneath them. Given just half a chance they will bail with no notice.

A manager's worst nightmare is someone, or a group, walking out. When a manager working 60 or 70 or 80 hours a week in the middle of a project has key people walk out without notice it is something they will never forget. It's the manager who has to cover. Then they have to find a replacement. Then they have to bring the replacement up to speed. No thanks, this has happened to me too often. I'll take a chance on a drooler every time. You just can't fit a square peg in a round hole.

I look at it this way. For the first 20 years of your life your parents take care of you. Then for the next 20 years, your employer will take care of you. By the time your 40, you're on your own, and you'd better be ready to start your own business. I wish I had this outlook when I was younger, then I would be in better shape. Oh well, better late than never.