Comment Yeah, the Peter Principle (Score 1) 541
Ever heard the saying "people are promoted to the level of their own incompetence"?
Yes, and its not just a saying, its called the Peter Principle. And according to Wikipedia, the official quote is: "In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence." I would have to agree with original beware comment. I also feel this quote from the Wikipedia article is also meaningful in this context and provides some additional insight:
"The employee's incompetence is not necessarily exposed as a result of the higher-ranking position being more difficult -- simply, that job is different from the job in which the employee previously excelled, and thus requires different work skills, which the employee usually does not possess. For example, a factory worker's excellence in his job can earn him promotion to manager, at which point the skills that earned him his promotion no longer apply to his job."
Yes, and its not just a saying, its called the Peter Principle. And according to Wikipedia, the official quote is: "In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence." I would have to agree with original beware comment. I also feel this quote from the Wikipedia article is also meaningful in this context and provides some additional insight:
"The employee's incompetence is not necessarily exposed as a result of the higher-ranking position being more difficult -- simply, that job is different from the job in which the employee previously excelled, and thus requires different work skills, which the employee usually does not possess. For example, a factory worker's excellence in his job can earn him promotion to manager, at which point the skills that earned him his promotion no longer apply to his job."