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Re:The Peter Principle Isn't Just Real, It's Costly by chillingeffect on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @07:44AM (#16975978)
The dots on the plots tell an even more compelling story than the fitted lines.
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Re:The Peter Principle Isn't Just Real, It's Costly by wool_gather on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @08:06AM (#16976116)
Wow, indeed! That outlier at the 5-ish% sales mark needs more study.
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Re:The Peter Principle Isn't Just Real, It's Costly by enord on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @08:32AM (#16976279)
Hypothesis: High outlier @5pctl - outstanding graduates groomed for management. Low outlier @10pctl - family/friends/favours groomed for management.
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Re:The Peter Principle Isn't Just Real, It's Costly by oxymoran on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @08:30AM (#16976259)
It looks like it’s at zero to me. My guess would be that is an outside hire.
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Re:The Peter Principle Isn't Just Real, It's Costly by tea_lover on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @08:38AM (#16976309)
It looks like evidence of the Dilbert Principle. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilbert_principle
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