“There are only four types of officers.
First, there are the lazy, stupid ones. Leave them alone, they do no harm.
Second, there are the hard-working intelligent ones. They make excellent staff officers, ensuring that every detail is properly considered.
Third, there are the hard-working, stupid ones. These people are a menace, and must be fired at once. They create irrelevant work for everybody.
Finally, there are the intelligent lazy ones. They are suited for the highest office.”
--Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord, maybe.
I vaguely remembered this, so I Googled it up after I was complaining about idiots at work the other day.
I think the modern (non-military) version is
Stupid/Lazy: "Promote" into some pointless job so they're out of the way (and do no harm.)
Hard-working/intelligent: Either get fed up and leave, or burnt out and go nuts.
Hard-working/stupid: MIDDLE MANAGEMENT, BABY!
Intelligent/Lazy: These are the people who've been at the company for 20 years, still are officially near the bottom of the totem pole, and secretly run everything.
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