In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.

Quote by Laurence J Peter

Topics: Incompetence Quotes

Don't believe in miracles - depend on them.

Don't believe in miracles - depend on them.

An intelligence test sometimes shows a man how smart he would have been not to...

An intelligence test sometimes shows a man how smart he would have been not to...

Committees have become so important nowadays that subcommittees have to be appointed to do the...

Committees have become so important nowadays that subcommittees have to be appointed to do the...

Everyone rises to their level of incompetence.

Everyone rises to their level of incompetence.

There are two kinds of failures: those who thought and never did, and those who...

There are two kinds of failures: those who thought and never did, and those who...

Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard...

Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard...

As a matter of fact is an expression that precedes many an expression that isn't.

As a matter of fact is an expression that precedes many an expression that isn't.

There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us.

There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us.

A pessimist is a man who looks both ways when he crosses the street.

A pessimist is a man who looks both ways when he crosses the street.

The great question is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with...

The great question is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with...

Some problems are so complex that you have to be highly intelligent and well informed...

Some problems are so complex that you have to be highly intelligent and well informed...

You can always tell a real friend; when you've made a fool of yourself he...

You can always tell a real friend; when you've made a fool of yourself he...

When in doubt or danger, run in circles, scream and shout.

When in doubt or danger, run in circles, scream and shout.

The seaman tells stories of winds, the ploughman of bulls; the soldier details his wounds,...

The seaman tells stories of winds, the ploughman of bulls; the soldier details his wounds,...

Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its...

Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its...

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he...

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he...

Men now monopolize the upper levels... depriving women of their rightful share of opportunities for...

Men now monopolize the upper levels... depriving women of their rightful share of opportunities for...

Expert: a man who makes three correct guesses consecutively.

Expert: a man who makes three correct guesses consecutively.

Slump, and the world slumps with you. Push, and you push alone.

Slump, and the world slumps with you. Push, and you push alone.

Make three correct guesses consecutively and you will establish a reputation as an expert.

Make three correct guesses consecutively and you will establish a reputation as an expert.