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Inspired By the Peter Principle: the Peter Pinnacle

Posted by timothy on from the but-that's-the-goal dept.

bfwebster writes "Michael Swaine — long-time, well-known and very prolific author/editor in the programming and personal computing worlds — has just devised a new twist on the Peter Principle: the Peter Pinnacle, 'meaning to get promoted so high and to be so unqualified for your job that the company tells you that you can name your price just to go away.' I'm sure the timing of the neologism is just a coincidence."

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  1. Tired... by recoiledsnake · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Getting sick of the multiple Ballmer stories with the same old tired discussions... this is what, the 10th story on the same thing?

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  2. This is the dumbest thing I've ever read by rsilvergun · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Are we really so dense that we can't just acknowledge that we have a ruling class? You don't spill the blood of kings folks, and you don't punish executives for screwing up. It's the same thing. The only difference is they got smart enough to stop flaunting their wealth so you'd think of them as 'one of us' and not even consider revolting. You can't win a (class) war when only one side knows it's fighting...

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  3. Re:Just a new twist on the old... by ShanghaiBill · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ...promoted to his/her level of incompetence...

    What did Timothy do before he was promoted to Slashdot editor?