The more I learn about Churchill, the less I like him.
I never knew him, but I liked that quote (and many others) and it seemed to fit the context of my post. I agree, he was a great orator.
Is it nepotism, or some other form of corporate rot, leading to this upstart getting in over his head?
I didn't want to say too much about it but you seem to have grasped what I tried not to allude to in the first part of your line above.
Chosen challenges are good. Imposed burdens are not.
These days this is what it is for me, back in the day it was more an imposed burden I suppose. And yes, I'm tired of stress also, the stress I haven't self-applied and sometimes just stress in general if I'm totally honest.
It's the usual reason people get promoted above their competence. I've read enough Dilbert comics to see the pattern emerge, LOL!
Haha, yes, Dilbert knows all. ✅