What exactly is the Peter Principle?

Stuff You Should Know

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🗓️ 18 June 2009

⏱️ 26 minutes

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The Peter Principle describes how workers who excel in bureaucratic systems are promoted until they reach their level of incompetence. Learn more about the Peter Principle in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.

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0:00.0	There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.
0:05.7	That's why we launched The Big Take.
0:08.3	It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit
0:14.0	to give you some space to think.
0:16.4	I'm Wes Kosova.
0:17.7	Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.
0:23.6	Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
0:30.4	Brought to you by the reinvented 2012 Camry.
0:33.3	It's ready for you.
0:35.9	Welcome to Stuffy Should Know from House stuffworks.com.
0:45.8	Hey and welcome to The Podcast.
0:47.4	There's Chuck Bryant about false lead and I'm Josh Clark.
0:50.6	This is Stuffy Should Know. How's it going?
0:52.2	You just went on heat haul.
0:53.6	I totally did.
0:54.6	I get the price tag on my little hat.
0:56.3	Did you watch that as a kid?
0:57.4	No, I never did.
0:58.4	I was like, I was like, more solid gold guy.
1:00.4	I see that now.
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1:03.2	And up it's actually I think came on before after Solid Gold.
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