[hso9791]

In my observation, the rule that people get promoted to their highest level of incompetence holds true way too often.

I.e. the incompetent new guy just has to fake it long enough that he gets promoted. Now his incompetence has leverage. He can most likely shove responsibility onto others, and eventually gets promoted again. More leverage.

If I were to start an organization, I would make damned sure that every single new hire could do what they were hired to do - and then some. Otherwise, the office dynamics may lead to a stagnant organization over time.