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186 sats \ 6 replies \ @siggy47 15 Sep \ parent \ on: Is starting another coin the best way to fix Bitcoin? AskSN bitcoin
The Peter Principle is a management concept stating that employees in a hierarchy tend to be promoted to their level of incompetence, meaning they eventually reach a role where they lack the necessary skills
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343 sats \ 5 replies \ @SimpleStacker 15 Sep

Why is it called the Peter Principle?

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175 sats \ 4 replies \ @siggy47 15 Sep

I don't have a clue. They used to teach us about this idea in high school. The irony - none of those teachers looked in the mirror.

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211 sats \ 3 replies \ @SimpleStacker 15 Sep

I mean, it actually makes sense, you stop getting promoted when you stop being good at the role you're in.

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51 sats \ 2 replies \ @Scoresby OP 15 Sep

It refers to the Apostle Peter being famously incompetent. He was supposed to be Jesus's right-hand man, and was "promoted" as such, yet when shit hit the fan, he's the guy who every remembers for denying Jesus.

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113 sats \ 1 reply \ @SimpleStacker 15 Sep

Interesting. I suspected as much. But given the Catholic church's influence over western culture, and given that they see the pope as a direct successor of Peter's apostolic authority, I'm a bit surprised that we're using this as a term.

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113 sats \ 0 replies \ @Lobotomite 15 Sep

The church doesn't shy away from Peter's mistakes, he is generally held as an example a flawed human, called to something greater.

I dont know much about the origin of the Peter principle, but it was coined by a person with the name Peter, according to google.

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