COB-77: meeting with management
To be a good bureaucrat, you must sincerely believe that your job is to do exactly what you are told to do. Ask to meet with management frequently. … Read the post COB-77: meeting with management
carnival of bureaucrats
A celebration of bureaucrats and bureaucracy. Whether in government, business, or non-profits, meetings, reports, meetings, conferences, reports, and meetings constitute daily life in a large organization.
COB-76: keep sitting
Jeroen Eisenga’s powerful performance art film, Springtime 2009-11, offers profound insights into the bureaucratic condition. Eisenga sat at a desk while 250,000 bees gradually enveloped his body. If he had stood up, he probably would have gotten stung. That’s exactly like the situation in many bureaucrats’ desk jobs. An essential bureaucratic skill is being able … Continue reading COB-76: keep sitting
COB-75: bureaucratic leisure
A good use of bureaucratic leisure, for those who have it, is to read Jay Geiss’ novel Death By Cubicle. … Read the post COB-75: bureaucratic leisure
COB-74: bureaucratic work day
Keep moving through your work routine despite all the craziness in the world. … Read the post COB-74: bureaucratic work day
COB-73: fluorescent enlightenment
The twentieth century was the Age of Fluorescent Enlightenment. … Read the post COB-73: fluorescent enlightenment