Reasons for Delay: A Bureaucratic Masterclass | The Bureaucratic Empire

Because, you know, time is relative.

Reasons for Delay

1. Our sophisticated procedures are actually very complicated. (Read more)

2. The forms were not filled out properly. (Read more)

3. We needed to check with our internal consultants. (Read more)

4. We were trying to meet with the right people. (Read more)

5. Our computer crashed and we had to reboot. (Read more)

6. We found a better way to do it. (Read more)

7. We were trying to make sure we were following proper procedure. (Read more)

8. We were trying to make sure we were being transparent. (Read more)

And, of course, our employees were on lunch.

Disclaimer: These reasons are completely made up and not representative of any real-world bureaucratic inefficiencies.

(But, honestly, are they really that different?)