The Peter Principle in practice

The Peter Principle says that everyone rises to their own level of incompetence.  It's ironic but with more than a touch of reality.  For example, most of the really good teachers I knew on Campus in the 1990s are now high level administrators, as if the reward for good teaching is to teach no longer.  How they do as administrators, I'm not sure.  But I am sure it pays better.

When You Promote Someone and It Doesn't Work Out - NYTimes.com via kwout