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peterldowns

Unreal that we, as a society, allow this Anti-Peter bias to persist. It's 2025 — time to stamp out hate for good.

Instead of referencing the "Peter Principle", consider saying:

- I fucking hate my boss

- My boss is incompetent

- My boss can't do anything right

- My boss should be fired for incompetence

No need to bring "Peter" into it at all.

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Reminds me of:

"Why should I change my name? He's the one who sucks."

-Michael Bolton in 'Office Space'

Also funny since the main character in Office Space is named "Peter." I now wonder if this character name is, itself, a reference to the Peter Principle. I wouldn't be surprised given that it was written by Mike Judge (same creator as HBO/Max 'Silicon Valley' years later).

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