The Bureaucratic Efficiency Chart: A Graphical Representation of Red Tape

A chart to represent the inefficiencies of our beloved bureaucracy.

Initial Meeting
Discuss the purpose of the meeting (15 minutes)
Formalized Minutes
Write minutes in 3-point font (30 minutes)
Multiple Sign-Offs
Sign off on 5 different documents (45 minutes)
Re-Assigning Tasks
Reroute tasks through 3 layers of middle management (60 minutes)
Interdepartmental Correspondence
Email 5 different departments for clarification (90 minutes)
Redundant Meetings
Attend 3 meetings to confirm the obvious (120 minutes)

Time spent in each quadrant represents the average time wasted on bureaucratic inefficiencies.

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