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		pmdulaney on Jan 9, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design "(Nasa's Law) Work flows to the most competent man until he sinks." Yes, sexist, I know. I recall this from many years ago but have not been able to find an official source. Anyone know?

CamperBob2 on Jan 9, 2021 [–]

Sounds like a rephrasing of the Peter Principle ("Everyone rises to the level of their incompetence.")

socceroos on Jan 11, 2021 | [–]

I took the quote to mean that competent people get handed more and more workload until they burn out.

pmdulaney on Jan 11, 2021 | | [–]

Yes, that is my understanding too.

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