On 10/10/06, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
On 10/10/06, Oldak Quill oldakquill@gmail.com wrote:
Isn't the measure of the over-beaurocraticisation (forgive me this) of
an
organisation its loss of a sense of humour? See, eg. the British
government.
People say this sort of thing, but the people themselves seem to be otherwise. e.g. There's a stereotype of accountants as grey and dull, but all the accountants I know are goddamn weirdo *freaks*.
- d.
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I was speaking on the level of the organisation, not the individuals who make it up - over-PC, fear of anything which might offend, quick to prosecute, &c.
I find it's the lion tamers that tend to be grey and dull.