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Maximum Viable Bureaucracy (Max VB)

Maximum Viable Bureaucracy refers to a process or agency that does its best to complicate and confuse what should be a straight forward action. Antonym of “efficient” and “expedient.”
Manually entering the same new hire data in a Sharepoint site, spread sheet and attached email form shows the U.S Postal Service operates on a Maximum Viable Bureaucracy (Max VB) philosophy.
by anonymous April 12, 2022
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Maximum Viable Bureaucracy (Max VB)

Maximum Viable Bureaucracy refers to a process or agency that does its best to complicate and confuse what should be a straight forward action. Antonym of “efficient” and “expedient.”
Manually entering the same new hire data in a Sharepoint site, spread sheet and attached email form shows the U.S Postal Service operates on a Maximum Viable Bureaucracy (Max VB) philosophy.
by anonymous April 12, 2022
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Bureaucratic Masturbation

noun - 1. Engaging in any activity for the sake of making one feel better about themselves, their organization, or their company without actually accomplishing anything. 2. Holding meetings to provide recommendations only to have management do what they wanted in the first place. 3. Holding special work group meetings to make the 'little people' feel ownership, when the decision has already been made by higher levels of management.
My boss has picked me to suffer through more Bureaucratic Masturbation, representing the department on a policy work group.
I spent the last 3 months researching the best candidate for the position and the Boss picked his pet employee anyway. God I hat Bureaucratic Masturbation!
by Bill Koogler January 17, 2008
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beeraucracy

A group of individuals attempting to make decisions while drunk. Often leads to an extremely bad decision, or more likely, no decision at all.
We were going to order a pizza last night at the party, but the beeraucracy couldn't reach a concensus on toppings.
by Justice Walker November 1, 2008
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bureaucrastasy

The transient feeling of ecstasy derived from finally overcoming the obstacles put in your way by bureaucrats – which only lasts until you think about how much of your time & money they’ve wasted.
After three Civic Building Inspectors and an independent engineer’s report, I felt pure bureaucrastasy at finally receiving the permit to add a sundeck onto my back porch.
by ΔиłĦ☼иצ ߀₡ʞ March 11, 2009
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bureaucratic bullshit

The state of which that procedure becomes more of a hindrance to a cause than the original cause.
Johnny would have won but, because he didn't pay attention to the bureaucratic bullshit and follow the 97 step process, Sarah won instead.
by ocean123456 April 17, 2016
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bureaucrat

One who works by fixed routine, without exercising intelligent judgement.
A bureaucrat explained the regulation to me.
by James MacMillan September 8, 2006
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