Meetings, 2021

Flowchart of Redundancy and Bureaucratic Inefficiency

Meeting Initiation

Fill out 17 page form in triplicate

Wait 4-6 weeks for approval

Proceed to Committee Approval

Committee Approval

Meet with 5 committee members

Wait 2-3 months for consensus

Proceed to Meeting Initiation

Meeting Initiation Re-Initiation

Fill out 12 page form in triplicate

Wait 6-8 weeks for re-approval

Proceed to Committee Re-Approval

Committee Re-Approval

Meet with 7 new committee members

Wait 4-6 months for re-consensus

Proceed to Meeting Initiation Re-Initiation

Disclaimer: This flowchart is not intended to be actually followed, but rather used as a satirical example of the red tape and bureaucratic inefficiency that plagues our organization.