COB-24: the many

Bureaucrats are many — a vast force of employees around the world. But many does not imply mediocrity. Almost all bureaucrats receive above average ratings in their annual performance evaluations. Moreover, bureaucrats, while typically self-effacing, have high ideals. Discipline, precision, loyalty, determination, and fortitude in the face of attacks are all central to the bureaucratic ethos.

Bureaucrats don’t seek just to uphold these ideals at the office. They strive to realize them on and off the job. And as many people recognize, once a bureaucrat, always a bureaucrat at heart. This month at the Carnival of the Bureaucrats, we celebrate the courage, bravery, and imagined triumphs of the human bureaucratic spirit at work and at home.

Onward with this month’s submission. Phil for Humanity considers the problem of being bored at work. Phil offers the pratical, common-sense ideas of asking for a new assignment, seeking a new job, or seeking a new career. But sometimes the problem isn’t what you’re doing, but your attitude in doing it. With a warrior ethos, every job is an adventure.

Jose DeJesus at Physician Entrepreneur recognizes the importance to doctors of preparing documents. He suggests beginning with standard forms. But those probably won’t solve the problem of doctors have to spend a lot more time caring for paper-work, and hence having less time to care for patients.

Andrew Heath at Rants of a Gay Lunatic posts “People Forgive Mistakes, Not Personalities.” He remarks, “Find out the best way to have job security. I’ll give you a hint; it’s not by being the world’s greatest employee.” Nothing is more important to a bureaucrat than job security. The key to job security, according to Andrew, is having a good attitude , treating others justly, and focusing on contributing to the organization’s mission.

Warren Buffet at Fortune observes, “It’s very, very, very hard to regulate people.” He also notes, “regulating is an important part of the system.” The implication is clear: regulators need to be smart, strong, courageous, dedicated, and fearless to get the job done.

That’s all for this month’s Carnival of the Bureaucrats. Submit your blog article to the next edition using our carnival submission form. Submissions should conform to the Carnival’s regulations. Past editions of the Carnival of the Bureaucrats can be found on the Carnival’s category page.