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Compare [[Kicked Upstairs]].
Compare [[Kicked Upstairs]].


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* Scott Adams, the author of the comic Dilbert wrote an entire book dedicated to how promotion has changed from the Peter Principle to his [[Trope Namer|coinage]] The Dilbert Principle, in other words, instead of people getting promoted to their lowest level of competence, any and all incompetent employees are placed in the one place where they can do the least damage: Management.
* Scott Adams, the author of the comic Dilbert wrote an entire book dedicated to how promotion has changed from the Peter Principle to his [[Trope Namer|coinage]] The Dilbert Principle, in other words, instead of people getting promoted to their lowest level of competence, any and all incompetent employees are placed in the one place where they can do the least damage: Management.
** Thus the [[Pointy-Haired Boss]] and the Marketing Department as shown in the strip.
** Thus the [[Pointy-Haired Boss]] and the Marketing Department as shown in the strip.