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KitSileya

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1. Most managers are chosen according to the Peter Principle.

Reply to Sherman A1 (Original post)

Sun May 5, 2013, 03:21 AM

May 2013

"Employees tend to rise to their level of incompetence."

And I'd add, to their level of meanness and psychopathy - the meaner and more manipulative they are, the higher they rise.

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