Peter Principle

Your Incompetent Boss Isn’t an Accident — The System Designed It That Way

The Peter Principle — that people rise to their level of incompetence — isn’t a flaw in corporate hierarchies. It’s a structural feature designed to maintain stability. Your incompetent boss wasn’t an accident; the system promoted them precisely because they couldn’t go any higher. This article explains why that’s actually good for the company, but terrible for you.