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Re:Petered (what happens after the Peter Principle) by namenotrequired on Sunday November 08, 2026 @08:37AM (#50413252)
Competence includes the competence to learn. If I’m promoted to a job that I can learn how to do, great, I’ll learn how to do it and then I can be promoted to the next job

Only when I’ve reached a position that I can’t learn to do, I will stop being promoted

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Re:Petered (what happens after the Peter Principle) by poopingatwork on Sunday November 08, 2026 @09:21AM (#50413607)
There is a lot more consideration that goes into promotion.

Competency is about you, but it's also about the competitiveness of the organization.

Not every business has the ability to promote to satisfy everyone's ambition.

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