Thanks, Adrian. Important topic.
Hopefully some of the items discussed can be shared afterwards...
Too true. There is a counterpoint, admittedly a small
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SteveMetz
Welcome to my world...
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This illustrates the pathology of the bureaucracy: no one ever gets in trouble for saying "no" but they can get in trouble for saying "yes" if problems arise. I don't know who is worse, our PAO or our IT people. A pox on both their houses.
one but it has merit. The bureaucracy is so stifling and so encourages inaction as 'safe' that I used the old "better to seek forgiveness than to ask permission" routine so often that it became a habit. Only got threatened with firing on three occasions in 18 years... :wry:
Of course, I was once briefly barred from ForsCom headquarters -- but I took that as a win... :D
That was firing, the number of minor and major
chewings -- which really, really, really distressed me no end, honest :rolleyes: -- were uncountable. However, stuff got done which is the important thing... :cool: