The Dilbert Principle: Difference between revisions

 

* 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.

* George Costanza in [[Seinfeld]] seems to employ this trope. During his tenure at the Yankees he manages to do almost no work at all, even stating to Jerry about the work that he does do 'They had a concession stand like you wouldn't believe'. Despite this George is promoted twice before being 'traded' to Tyler Chicken for a fermented chicken drink and other chicken products.

* Happens in [[Office Space]], where the two consultants make plans to fire the protagonist's two highly skilled friends, but considering the protagonist management material based on his hypnosis-induced attitude of not giving a shit and just flat out telling them his bosses suck and he barely does any work.