The Peter principle

The Peter Principle, written by Laurence J. Peter and Raymond Hull, posits that in a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to their level of incompetence.

The book argues that competent employees are promoted based on their success in previous roles until they reach a position where they are no longer competent.

This concept is illustrated through various examples and satirical observations on organizational behavior.

The authors introduce terms like 'Final Placement Syndrome' and 'hierarchiology' to describe the phenomena of incompetence in hierarchical structures.