Afterwhich (new word, add it to your dictionary), you get to stay there for
the rest of your life screwing things up. Unless you are very smart, then
you get yourself demoted with a nice pay increase and live happily ever
after.

Ciao,
Graywolf
http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto
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----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Brogden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 2:36 AM
Subject: Re: This is a manager?


> On Fri, 5 Apr 2002, Brendan wrote:
>
> > Murphy's law # something
> >
> > People are promoted to their level of incompetance, if
> > you are not
> > incompetant you don't get promoted.
>
> Close.  You're thinking of the Peter Principle, and the second part of
> your statement is incorrect, if you want to pick nits.  You get promoted
> because you're *competent*, until you finally get promoted to a position
> in which you're incompetent.  :)
>
> chris
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