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Message started by pgambr on 12/23/13 at 22:25:04

Title: Post Turtles
Post by pgambr on 12/23/13 at 22:25:04

Why do ‘post turtles’ routinely get promoted and elevated within their organizations / industries? So what is a ‘post turtle’?

When you’re driving down a country road and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that’s a ‘post turtle’. You know he didn’t get up there by himself, he doesn’t belong up there, he doesn’t know what to do while he’s up there, he’s elevated beyond his ability to function, and you just wonder what kind of dumb #$%$ put him up there to begin with.

Perhaps it’s just my perception, but it seems like I see more and more of them.

http://i40.tinypic.com/2s7cjsw.png

Title: Re: Post Turtles
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 12/24/13 at 01:59:57

If I ever saw one, Id stop & put the poor thing on the ground. If I saw someone doing that id stop & put it down.

Title: Re: Post Turtles
Post by WebsterMark on 12/24/13 at 05:54:32

I think this is a metaphor jog..... For people who get put into positions they clearly don't belong in and all they do is thrash about, stuck there, like Obama for instance.

Title: Re: Post Turtles
Post by bobert_FSO on 12/24/13 at 06:12:34

The Peter Principle. I believe it is a reality. People get promoted to one level above their competence, and it is bad form to demote them back to what they can excel at.

Title: Re: Post Turtles
Post by WebsterMark on 12/24/13 at 07:53:37

I guess it's the only way to know what the person's maximum capability is. On the other hand, it's true that it's hard to demote someone you've just promoted. It happens, but rare.

Title: Re: Post Turtles
Post by Serowbot on 12/24/13 at 07:55:58

All of us turtles dream of being on a post... ;D...

Title: Re: Post Turtles
Post by pgambr on 12/26/13 at 16:23:35

I remember someone once told me the "indispensable person is not promotable."

Title: Re: Post Turtles
Post by Steddy58 on 12/27/13 at 10:34:54

You find this especially in business's where BS is prized above ability i.e. banking if you or I brought the world to its knees we'd have James Bond on our ass - but these evil not-so geniuses even if they get the boot get the same sort of salary doin the same sort of f-up job they will always do

Title: Re: Post Turtles
Post by SSG on 01/01/14 at 06:24:30

I see this happen a lot because people are too scared to tell someone they are not worth a promotion. Instead of confronting them, they just promote them.

Title: Re: Post Turtles
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 01/01/14 at 10:47:39

Tex Marrs used POst Turtles in his Rule by Secrecy video.