# The Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong

> Book Report Number Thirty Three

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**Published on:** 2025-03-10
**Categories:** bookreport, literature, defi, blockchain, cryptocurrency, the peter principle: why things always go wrong, laurence peter, raymond hull
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## Content

Incompetence Rises: A Humorous Look at Organizational Reality 🥳The Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong by Laurence Peter and Raymond Hull highlights a strange phenomenon in organizations, something we're all too familiar with: incompetence rises.True Life Incompetence: Reaching Your Peak of Inefficiency 🫠This humorous book points to case studies in organizations of various fields, showing how competent people are promoted to a position where they become incompetent, achieving the modern man's unconscious goal of "True Life Incompetence."Hierarchyology: The Study of the Inevitable Climb 🧗The writer calls this topic "hierarchyology." It's a short and easy-to-read book, and Mr. Peter concludes that instead of aiming up to obtain status, recognition, and any artificial sense of self-worth, aim forward."You Figure It Out": Peter's Simple Career Advice 🫵So the natural question to ask next is in what direction? To use his words, "You figure it out."A Retired Cop's Perspective: The 10-10-80 Breakdown 💯Anecdotally, I remember asking for career advice from a retired police officer I went to the same gym with. I said I was considering the police department as a career option after high school, and he said to me, "Look, Warlock, being a cop is like working in any large organization, but with a gun and a badge. All large entities, you will see about 10% doing the actual work, another 10% circle-jerking, playing politics, and the rest 80% doing the bare minimum to cut their check. If you truly believe in keeping the peace by law enforcement, then being a cop won't serve you." I went on to art school instead.

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