Poll of the Day > JFC why is upper managemt so bad at a ton of jobs nowadays?

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So I bit the bullet and applied to retail manager at gamestop. Idc if the pay is crap (40k Boston) I just need to speak to people and not be ina windowless room <.<

Anyway it seems like the overall con at gamestop is that upper management sets unrealistic expectations. I'm seeing a trend of that being an issue in so many other jobs/industries it's an obvious glowing issue. Pair that with these unreasonable expectations for entry level positions and lack of adequate training and it's obvious companies are getting bigger but have no clue to to handle it properly

I still wanna try tho
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It's just insurance in case they feel like firing you. Hot chick sends in an app, uh oh you're not meeting goals.

Look up the Peters principal, it's pretty much universally true. The vast majority of anyone who has been in any position for a long period of time is not actually good at their job, they've just figured out how to effectively hide it.
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GameReviews posted...

Look up the Peters principal, it's pretty much universally true. The vast majority of anyone who has been in any position for a long period of time is not actually good at their job, they've just figured out how to effectively hide it.

How do we know Laurence J. Peter wasn't too incompetent to formulate a correct theory on the subject?

All businesses set unrealistic expectations, because they only look at the bottom line, not at the people that run the stores (the store managers and employees). They expect the "low-level peons" to do more with less, be happy about it, and love it.
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EightySeven posted...

GameReviews posted...

Look up the Peters principal, it's pretty much universally true. The vast majority of anyone who has been in any position for a long period of time is not actually good at their job, they've just figured out how to effectively hide it.

How do we know Laurence J. Peter wasn't too incompetent to formulate a correct theory on the subject?

I'd say your problem is you're looking at the person behind the theory and not the theory itself. Like when politicians go for character assassination&#8203; when their actual ideas are lacking.
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GameReviews posted...

I'd say your problem is you're looking at the person behind the theory and not the theory itself. Like when politicians go for character assassination&#8203; when their actual ideas are lacking.

And I'd say you missed the joke entirely.

EightySeven posted...

GameReviews posted...

I'd say your problem is you're looking at the person behind the theory and not the theory itself. Like when politicians go for character assassination&#8203; when their actual ideas are lacking.

And I'd say you missed the joke entirely.

If that's supposed to be a joke I'm sorry.
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GameReviews posted...

If that's supposed to be a joke I'm sorry.

Meh it wasn't a joke but it wasn't a serious post :/
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