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What exactly is the Peter Principle?

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The Effect of the Peer Principle on Self-Sabotage

The peer principle actually did speak to my dad because he loved drafting. He loved drawing HVAC. And toward the end of his career he got tired of HVAC so he went over and learned refrigeration which was apparently totally different. After like 30-40 years he got bored with HVAC but he didn't try to move up. So I mean it can be done, right? But yeah this is called Peter's Perry which is basically turning down a promotion. If you don't have the guts to turn down a promotion or if your spouse would murder you if she found out that he turned down a promotion you can actually self-sabotage. Do you want

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