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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!

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.
Word of the Day on July 13, 2022

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.

bureaucrat 

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

Bureaucrat 

An alternative energy source to oil. Burning Bureaucrats creates jobs and is good for the environment.
These bureaucrats are killing my business! We should put the on a boat and burn it!
Bureaucrat by Deathbypaperwork March 1, 2011

bureaucrat 

A person who instills obedience and conformity instead of independent thought
A bureaucrat advized me to keep working for my shitty boss even though he verbally abuses me
bureaucrat by Dubiks March 2, 2019