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-71: civil servants remained at work on sinking Titanic

Among myths and misunderstandings of the Titanic’s sinking, particularly regrettable is the lack of appreciation for the Titanic’s postal clerks.  These five men devotedly sought to fulfill their job assignments, even to the point of their deaths: During Titanic’s frantic final hours on April 15, 1912, Titanic’s postal clerks, along with steward Albert Theissinger and … Continue reading COB-71: civil servants remained at work on sinking Titanic