Two years ago, a government agency hired an applicant with obviously lesser experience (a fresh graduate for crying out loud) than mine for a developer job (with 13 years of foundation). He was hired because he had connections inside this agency.

Recently, I heard that this guy is starting to be a pain in the neck. Who wouldn't be?!?! The guy has got connections inside. He's untouchable. And it's irreversible. Sad story.

@rutee07 it's called Peter Principle, and it's very common: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

The bigger the company, the more you'll find it

It has been on my face several times already and it's just today that I learned what it's called. Haha! Peter Principle... Now I know. Thanks for that.

@ddephor I don’t think it’s the same, here she is promoted by connection and favouritism not by competence.

Which government isn’t doing it.

Hehe this sounds like a country I know😂

@helloworld Croneyism/Nepotism just accelerate the pace. They don't invalidate the Peter principle.

@pai-shinoda At least mine is. I just dunno for first world nations. But, yes, I have a pinch of an idea that it's a common practice. The private sector is a different story.

@daddymac my gov too apparently.. 😂

@daddymac The private sector suffers in the same way. A director at my old company was best mates with the boss’s wife. She spent most of her day on the phone organising her private life, she was only there because of her relationship not skill set. Everyone knew it, and the boss was such a wimp that he daren’t sack her even though all his best staff were leaving one by one. The company folded, she was the one that got redundancy money before it folded.

@helloworld While all these are happening, everyone just watches. At some point, the corporate world is doomed!