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[–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The number of people in government who get promoted because they're awful and that's the easiest way for their boss to be rid of them...

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    In my experience this is essentially never the case. I struggle to think of a circumstance where it would be

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    In some cases I've witnessed they were swapped in a position where they "couldn't make things worse". Maybe there were some benefits attached toake the new position a little more attractive, but definitely not a promotion.

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