counter example, the peter principle is used to disguise the lack of a career path. when I started my career I was working at a national news agency as "Busine

counter example, the peter principle is used to disguise the lack of a career path. when I started my career I was working at a national news agency as "Business Development Web" this was from 1998 to 2004 and everything "internet / cyber data highway" was my job. from website to api-s to product design to design to code, frontend backend and project management and well product management (feeds, stream, ...) . seperation of work in the online space did not exist then. as at one point i told them that i want to develop further and not relaunch the website next year again the hold me back 'cause of the fear of peter principle - ans that they need me cause there was nobody else who could ever do my job. so i quit. so i think the peter principle exists, yes. there are incompetent managers which were very competent in another position. but applying the peter principle for decision making is harmful. for the individual and the organisation. i would say the sum pf applying the peter principle in an organisational is more harmful to promote people and see of they will be valuable, even if some of them will suck eventually.