DILBERT PRINCIPLE
The following is a portion of an article by Scott Adams, the creator of the cartoon, “Dilbert.” The article, “The Dilbert Principle” from The Wall Street Journal, Monday, May 22, 1995, describes the transition in the work place from the Peter Principle (promoting beyond one’s skills) to the Dilbert Principle (promoting someone without skills). I use a lot of “bad boss” themes in my syndicated cartoon strip, “Dilbert.” I’ll never run out of material. I get a hundred e-mail messages a day, mostly from people who are complaining about their own clueless managers. Here are some of my favorite stories, all allegedly true: — A vice president insists that the company’s new battery-powered product be equipped with a light that comes on to tell you when the power is off. — An employee suggests setting priorities so they’ll know how to apply their limited resources. The manager’s response: “Why can’t we concentrate our resources across the board?” — A manager wants to…
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