[HN Gopher] Every employee tends to rise to their level of incom...
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       Every employee tends to rise to their level of incompetence
        
       Author : steelbrain
       Score  : 11 points
       Date   : 2024-03-27 20:19 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | nextworddev wrote:
       | Hmm dunno, I have seen 1) people rising >2 levels above their
       | level of incompetence, as well as 2) people staying <2 levels
       | below their worth.
       | 
       | What's definitely true is that actual level / title don't match
       | perfectly with "competence" which itself is a nebulous concept in
       | many companies.
        
         | 082349872349872 wrote:
         | An argument _for_ discrimination is that one then gets highly
         | talented people from the discriminated-against class who stick
         | upon their glass ceilings; I first heard this hypothesis as the
         | British empire having been headed by English but run by Irish,
         | Native, Scots, and Welsh administrators.
         | 
         | (alternative to avoid relying on discrimination: apply "up or
         | out"?)
        
         | sorokod wrote:
         | I believe that example 1) is addressed in the article as
         | "percussive sublimation".
        
       | Jimmc414 wrote:
       | The peter principle assumes that competence in one role
       | automatically translates to less competence in a higher role. If
       | you follow this logic and reverse it, then it would be safe to
       | assume that Steve Jobs would have been one of the best data entry
       | clerks ever employed by Apple.
        
         | seb1204 wrote:
         | I always understood that a person being competent in role A is
         | being promoted because of being good paired with maybe personal
         | or/and corporate development goals. Once in the new role, with
         | likely higher pay, it is very unlikely to go back. Instead of
         | going back the person will try to stay afloat in the new role.
         | Some will rise to the challenge others not.
        
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