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Bloomberg is honestly no longer credible.

Yes never forget October 2018

Promote the incompetent to the level where they can do the least amount of damage.

Down?

No, I’m feeling fine thanks.

Ah, the Peter Principle. But I'm not so sure it will work. Maybe the higher level will allow more editorial decisions, and we've already seen problems there.

Close but it’s the Dilbert Principle.

Who downvoted this? It’s true!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilbert_principle

Hmm, I think it could be either, depending on whether leadership viewed the author as incompetent. If leadership viewed the author as incompetent, it's the Dilbert Principle. If leadership viewed the author as competent, it's the Peter Principle.

> Promote the incompetent to the level where they can do the least amount of damage.

I think my original comment is quite clear.

Oh, you are, are you?