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.
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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
Get the Maximum Viable Bureaucracy (Max VB) mug.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!
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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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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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.
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