The Gervais Principle, or the Office According to "The Office"

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Eventually, as value hits diminishing returns, both the Sociopaths and Losers make their exits, and the Clueless start to dominate. Sociopaths, in their own best interests, knowingly promote over-performing losers into middle-management, groom under-performing losers into sociopaths, and leave the average bare-minimum-effort losers to fend for themselves. Michael Scott was a star salesman before he become a Clueless middle manager.

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