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They are the former chief financial officer working as comptroller, the onetime marketing director who is back to being an analyst, the former manager who is on
by timwiseman 17y ago
They are the former chief financial officer working as comptroller, the onetime marketing director who is back to being an analyst, the former manager who is once again an “individual contributor.”
I am curious about how many of these people were "overemployed" during boom times?
I know this recession has made many competent people loose their job and become willing to accept less, but bubbles and boom times often see companies try to grow fast and become willing to accept less qualified people to fill some positions too...
- meterplech 17y agoThe idea of people being "overemployed" is described in the Peter Principle which states that people rise to their level of incompetence. Maybe it is reversing itself a little. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Principle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Principle
- known 17y agoI think it is due to flexible http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_mobility http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_mobility