From 9c76b32b28ea6e1cfadddc631b686ba349e54a92 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luke Stevenson Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 17:24:36 +1100 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md Added "The Dead Sea Effect" as thought it applicable and somewhat related to "The Peter Principle" --- README.md | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ea7a63c..97ef7d1 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -567,6 +567,16 @@ See Also: - [The Dilbert Principle](#the-dilbert-principle) - [Putt's Law](#putts-law) +### The Dead Sea Effect + +[The Wetware Crisis: The Dead Sea Effect](http://brucefwebster.com/2008/04/11/the-wetware-crisis-the-dead-sea-effect/) + +> "... [T]he more talented and effective IT engineers are the ones most likely to leave - to evaporate ... [those who tend to] remain behind [are] the 'residue' — the least talented and effective IT engineers." +> +> _Bruce F. Webster_ + +In any organisation, the skills/talent/efficacy of engineers if often inversely proportionate to their time in the company. Typically, engineers who have high levels of talent and/or skill find it easy to gain employment elsewhere, and are the first to do so. Some engineers, especially those who have obsolete or weak skills, will tend to remain with the company as finding employment elsewhere is difficult. (Especially if they have gained incremental pay rises over their time in the company, making it impossible for them to get an equivalent remuneration package elsewhere.) + ### The Robustness Principle (Postel's Law) [The Robustness Principle on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robustness_principle)