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Re:The Peter Principle Isn't Just Real, It's Costly by mason55 on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @08:55AM (#16976395)
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Re:The Peter Principle Isn't Just Real, It's Costly by rhapsodic on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @08:56AM (#16976412)
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Thanks. First I've heard that one.

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Re:The Peter Principle Isn't Just Real, It's Costly by stan_programmer on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @09:25AM (#16976602)
I just have a hard time with this term. It feels.. disconnected... I don't know.

It reminds me of George Carlin's bit on "Shell Shock"/"Post Traumatic Stress Disorder".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuEQixrBKCc

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Re:The Peter Principle Isn't Just Real, It's Costly by wool_gather on Thursday May 03, 2018 @08:12AM (#16985222)
You're not wrong. I admit, it's a term from the euphemistic cogs-in-the-machine language of management. But I've found no way to entirely avoid adapting to "their" culture.
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