The Peter Principle: Difference between revisions

The counterpoint is [[The Dilbert Principle]], which states that incompetent workers will always be promoted first, in order to keep them from interfering with the efforts of the competent.

 

* ''[[The Office]]'''s Michael Scott, Regional Manager of the Scranton branch of Dunder-Mifflin. It's shown that he used to be a great salesman and still is when called upon but has none of the right skills for management. His UK counterpart is less this and more simply a guy that flaked out once cameras started being pointed at him.

** By extension, Dwight would be a clear example of this too if he ever got promoted, and even Jim Halpert, who is very intelligent but still somewhat immature, has fallen victim to this.