I saw the link here on HN first. Seek out the Gervais Principle. It is a more interesting view of a person’s place in a company. I have seen the Peter principle in action and have myself benefited/detrimented from it. But the Gervais principle is a whole ‘nother level.

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https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2010/10/14/the-gervais-principle-...