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Pros & Cons
Pros
In a hierarchy, people tend to rise to their level of incompetence. This book explains how people get promoted and promoted until they reach a level of incompetent.
The author presents his ideas with myriad anecdotes and observations to back up the statement. Even though this is a somewhat glib perspective, it is also accurate and insightful. It's like meditation, relaxing.
Cons
The asterisked subtitle, in a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence, is the only significant concept espoused. It is an endless repetition of obviously fictitious examples of incompetence that serve to illustrate the dub... Read More
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Quality
I bought gone with the wind and the bobbsey twins at the same garage sale so its been a day or two
People accepted what they were told instead of thinking for themselves creating garbage work product
Competitiveness
A must read for anyone in the working world
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- This product had a total of 931 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 8 2022.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Here is a pretty good description of how that incompetent boss came into being
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I have had several copies which have disappeared when loaned to others
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As a child reading this i thought adults werent too bright
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Making them someone elses headache instead of fully developing them did not make sense
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And many seemingly intelligent adults are not very bright
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I was appalled at how many could not put their thoughts in writing in a field where preparing reports following analyzing and observing data and records was the task
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People accepted what they were told instead of thinking for themselves creating garbage work product
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The worst among the ranks got promoted while the best got harassed and hounded until they left
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