Board 8 > Why, why, WHY?! F***, I hate working in retail!

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Why is it that the higher in management people get, their intelligence drops like a f***ing rock?

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It's called the Peter Principle - "In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence."

Basically, it's an inherent problem with the way promotions work. If someone does their job well, they get promoted. If they do that new job well, they get promoted again. Eventually, they get promoted to a position that they can't do very well and stop getting promoted. This means that you get people higher up all doing jobs that they can't do.

Although the Peter Principle was largely a bit of a joke, but it does make sense.

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intelligent people generally don't work in retail long enough to get promoted, that would be the problem.

Heh, some good points in this topic so far. I'm so glad I quit my retail job last year.


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I've been trying to get a different job, the idiocy I deal with on a daily basis is aggravating.

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From: CorporalSphynx | #001
Why is it that the higher in management people get, their intelligence drops like a f***ing rock?

This is not exclusive to retail.

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My other experience is the military, and at least in the enlisted ranks, the effect is vastly reduced.

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I like my job in retail.

You people working in big stores.

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People in retail are the biggest whiners on the planet.

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I'm a Cashier at Fred Meyer, our management team is great EXCEPT for our CCK manager, but unfortunately she controls the department, and has no place doing so.

Mind you, I actually love cashiering, so I'm looking at alternatives.

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The best policy regarding promotions* is to RANDOMLY choose who gets promoted. No one follows this strategy, ergo, everyone is working suboptimally.

*under the given conditions

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