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Re:My friends who cheated in interviews are getting promoted by AnimalMuppet on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @09:10AM (#35886828)
There is another, even more cynical, interpretation. They may have been discovered to be incompetent, and promoted into a role where they can do less damage.
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Re:My friends who cheated in interviews are getting promoted by scaramanga on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @10:47AM (#35888179)
And an interpretation more cynical than that:

The manager who hired them can either a) fire them, admitting they made a mistake, and taking a headcount and budget reduction; or b) promote them, congratulating themselves for the successful hire and increasing the budget.

Nobody gets promoted to stop doing damage, they get fired. Contrary to popular belief, it's not difficult to fire people, less so incompetent people.

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Re:My friends who cheated in interviews are getting promoted by selimthegrim on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @01:09PM (#35890265)
People get kicked upstairs to sinecures all the time
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