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Dilbert principle

name

Etymology

Introduced in the Dilbert comic strips, as a satirical take on the Peter principle.

Definitions

  1. The theory that incompetent people in an organization tend to be promoted to a level at…

    The theory that incompetent people in an organization tend to be promoted to a level at which they can do less harm to productivity.

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