The failing upwards thing seems to have become worse in recent years. Maybe it's the example of political figures like George Bush and Sarah Palin -- people who aren't terribly good at anything and yet keep on getting the brass ring handed to them.
My company recently promoted a man to publisher whom I find an utterly loathsome creature, devoid of both ability and character. He was hired two years ago and he came in blowing a lot of hot air about all his big plans to take us "to the next level" and we are doing worse than ever. Everyone pretty much thought he was on the verge of being fired but no...he got put in charge. I know he's blamed all his own failings on the economy but his anti-leadership has not helped us at all. All he does is write these ludicrous, half-million-dollar proposals that no one is EVER going to buy because he wants to make some big score. He spends the rest of his time updating his LinkedIn and Twitter, but doesn't bother to read his email. On top of that he's one of the most physically revolting, sexist pigs I've ever met. I literally can't stand to look at him when he talks to me because he is so repellent in appearance and also because I know that he has nothing but pussy on his mind all the time.
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Date: 2010-02-19 12:09 am (UTC)My company recently promoted a man to publisher whom I find an utterly loathsome creature, devoid of both ability and character. He was hired two years ago and he came in blowing a lot of hot air about all his big plans to take us "to the next level" and we are doing worse than ever. Everyone pretty much thought he was on the verge of being fired but no...he got put in charge. I know he's blamed all his own failings on the economy but his anti-leadership has not helped us at all. All he does is write these ludicrous, half-million-dollar proposals that no one is EVER going to buy because he wants to make some big score. He spends the rest of his time updating his LinkedIn and Twitter, but doesn't bother to read his email. On top of that he's one of the most physically revolting, sexist pigs I've ever met. I literally can't stand to look at him when he talks to me because he is so repellent in appearance and also because I know that he has nothing but pussy on his mind all the time.
Got any openings at your place, LOL?