Quote: Laurence J. Peter on Worker Incompetence

Posted by Alex in Quote-a-Day on January 25, 2008 at 3:55 am


"In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence."

– Laurence J. Peter, "hierarchiologist" (1919 – 1990), Peter Principle


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2 comments to "Quote: Laurence J. Peter on Worker Incompetence"

  1. Chad Cloman
    January 25th, 2008 at 3:09 pm

    It took me a while to understand this principle, but once I did, it made total sense. As long as your performance is good, you'll keep getting promoted. It's only when your performance is bad that they'll stop promoting you. So you get promoted to your level of incompetence.

  2. Steohawk
    January 25th, 2008 at 4:45 pm

    I don't like to use the term "hierarchy" when talking about a free market, in which the employer-employee relationship is voluntary and mutually beneficial. Of course, I've never seen a free market in my entire life.


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