Dark Side of the Horse by Samson for October 02, 2022

If all that paper caught on fire, would the bureaucrats disappear?

Three hundred seventy-five forms to fill out manually is going to take a lot of pen(cil)s and give you major carpal tunnel syndrome.

If you’re really going old school bureaucrat you’re going to need triplicate done with carbon paper.

Just to make sure you’re really committed to the job.

“That’s what.” — She

Brilliant!! (But not necessarily attributable to Horace!!)

In 1982 I worked for Burroughs – Business Forms Division, which was a real life Dunder Mufflin. I learned a lot about paper.

Oy! At least the old methods don’t get hacked!

It’s not much more fun providing EXACTLY the same information online before every doctor’s appointment. I KNOW they are not being read because I have to insist (by separate phone call) that corrections I indicated be made in my records or the error will persist until I change doctors.

Now, it’s 375 interviews before you might get an offer.

Bureaucracy was created to expedite the slow red tape work.

Bureaucracies originated in the households of kings in the ancient societies of Egypt, Babylonia, Assyria, India, and China.

Formal relationships. One of the most important features of bureaucracy is that the employees and their relationships amongst each other are governed by the formal authority of rules and regulations.

Bureaucracy theory of Weber Weber’s theory of bureaucracy (1958) is one of the most popular themes of the studying of organizations. He identified the legitimate of power with authority.

Data: Wikipedia · kids.britannica.com · studymode.com · marketing91.com

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Horace, you could get a job at FedEx…!