You are quite right, of course. It's not just bureaucrats. In fact, I wonder whether it's the case that bureaucracies tend to be self-generating. If Person A brings in a new measure to prevent Event Z, Person B, taking over A's job, can hardly remove the measure, no matter how inconvenient it may make things for other people in the workplace. What if Z goes and happens again? This is my suspicion, anyway. You will doubtless know better than I do. I like this phrase 'We have the bureaucracy we deserve'. I'm going to try to use it in conversation today.
You are quite right, of course. It's not just bureaucrats. In fact, I wonder whether it's the case that bureaucracies tend to be self-generating. If Person A brings in a new measure to prevent Event Z, Person B, taking over A's job, can hardly remove the measure, no matter how inconvenient it may make things for other people in the workplace. What if Z goes and happens again? This is my suspicion, anyway. You will doubtless know better than I do. I like this phrase 'We have the bureaucracy we deserve'. I'm going to try to use it in conversation today.