Thursday, November 20, 2008
Eighty fifth night: Bureaucracy
Today I went to CS general office to put a set of graded assignments in the mailbox of the professor that I am TAing for. I was told by the secretary that there is a new policy (and procedure) to put something in a professor's mailbox. Here are the required steps:
1- You have to send an e-mail to this professor, requesting to put something in his mailbox. (CC this to the CS office).
2- The professor has to send an e-mail to CS help desk, confirming that it is okay for me to put something in his mailbox.
3- Upon receiving this confirmation e-mail, the help desk will send me an e-mail to notify me.
I told her that it is much more efficient for me (and essentially everybody) to just slip these assignments under the door of his office.
The extent of stupidity of some people in office management really amazes me.
1- You have to send an e-mail to this professor, requesting to put something in his mailbox. (CC this to the CS office).
2- The professor has to send an e-mail to CS help desk, confirming that it is okay for me to put something in his mailbox.
3- Upon receiving this confirmation e-mail, the help desk will send me an e-mail to notify me.
I told her that it is much more efficient for me (and essentially everybody) to just slip these assignments under the door of his office.
The extent of stupidity of some people in office management really amazes me.
# posted by Mahdi @ 11:26 AM 
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Never ever talk about Bureaucracy like that again! Poor Max Weber will turn in his grave!
In American English, "Bureaucracy" is usually misused with a meaning of "Red Tape" or inflexible rule or organization.
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In American English, "Bureaucracy" is usually misused with a meaning of "Red Tape" or inflexible rule or organization.
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