tis the curse of service, Preferment goes by letter and aff… - Laurence J. Peter

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tis the curse of service,
Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second Stood heir to the first.

Laurence J. Peter

The Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong by Laurence J. Peter, Raymond Hull (1994) Paperback Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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About Laurence J. Peter

Laurence Johnston Peter (16 September 1919 – 12 January 1990) was a Canadian educator and management theorist, most famous for having formulated the Peter Principle.

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Incompetence plus incompetence equals incompetence

In time, every post tends to be occupied by an employee who is incompetent to carry out its duties. Do not be fooled by apparent exceptions.

The computer may be incompetent in itself — that is, unable to do the work for which it was designed. This kind of incompetence can never be eliminated, because the Peter Principle applies in the plants where computers are designed and manufactured.

tis the curse of service, Preferment goes by letter and affection, And not by old gradation, where each second Stood heir to the first. - Laurence J. Peter

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