Proof of Dilbert Principle -Reply

[Scott Cornell <CORNELLS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>> "Rob Ward" 07/29/97 09:59am >>>
>I came across this snipet the other day and thought I'd
>share it with others on the list.  I realize it's off topic
>but I had to do it :-)

>Proof of Dilbert Principle

>In case you've ever wondered why ignorance rises to
>the executive level, here is a simple explanation that is
>also mathematical proof:

>Knowledge is Power..
>Time is Money..
>And, as every engineer knows: Power = Work / Time

>If Knowledge = Power, and Time = Money, then
>Knowledge = Work / Money Solving for Money, we get:
>Money = Work / Knowledge.  Thus, Money approaches
>infinity as Knowledge approaches zero, regardless of
>the Work done.

>What this means is: The Less you Know, the More you
>Make..

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Ahhh, that could also explains a corollary to the Dilbert
principle, e.g. your salary is not related to the amount of
work you do.  Consider

If we take it as a reasonable assumption that productivity
(e.g. work) increases proportionally to knowledege, then 

   MONEY = WORK/KNOWLEDGE 

implies that MONEY is essentially constant for all values
of WORK, or (in other words) increasing WORK does not
imply an increase in MONEY - the Dilbert corollary!

The mark of a good theory is it's ability to predict many
phenomena!

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