Laurence J. Peter Quotes about Work
Competence, like truth, beauty, and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder.
Laurence J. Peter, Raymond Hull (1969). “The Peter Principle”
In most hierarchies, supercompetence is more objectionable than incompetence.
Laurence J. Peter, Raymond Hull (1969). “The Peter Principle”
Work is accomplished by those employees who have not yet reached their level of incompetence.
The Peter Principle ch. 1 (1969)
Computers can solve all kinds of problems except the unemployment problem they create.
Dr. Laurence J. Peter (2013). “Peter's Quotations: Ideas for Our Times”, p.63, Harper Collins
In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.
The Peter Principle ch. 1 (1969). An earlier version by Peter was reported in the Wall Street Journal, 8 June 1967: "The Peter Principle is this: In each hierarchy, whether it be government, business, etc., each employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence. Every post tends to be occupied by an employee incompetent to execute its duties... . Dr. Peter explains that the work is done by people who have not yet attained final placement at their level of incompetence." See Scott Adams 1
