tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606715.post5329501038041430852..comments2023-10-31T07:59:32.793-07:00Comments on wannabewodehouse: Strict Compliancewannabewodehousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13203391268297565393noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606715.post-28210811091494336782009-10-06T22:36:20.039-07:002009-10-06T22:36:20.039-07:00Enjoyed reading the post and the comments made bef...Enjoyed reading the post and the comments made before mine. This hilarious piece tackles serious issues. Stories are legion that tell us about hapless common men at the receiving end of an unthinking bureaucracy. This story tells us about those who "are" the bureaucracy, the people who are turned into nothing better than guard dogs themselves. <br /><br />The Syndicate Bank has a dog as its logo, along with the words "faithful, friendly". They "would be well advised" to read Mr. Kurien's story and add "and dumb" to the logo.Santanu Sinha Chaudhurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15062744470522359652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606715.post-31938002073044087982009-10-05T04:35:19.632-07:002009-10-05T04:35:19.632-07:00Bureaucracy: What started as a reasonably effecti...Bureaucracy: What started as a reasonably effective form of organisation has become synonymous with decaying status quo. Authors of such official circulars can never pull themselves out of this quagmire. <br /><br />Imagine this. One of such circulars was to advise the branches (of banks, of course) to attend to certain works / pass certain entries on the day of the ensuing annual closing of accounts. The closing date was about twenty days away and ‘fast approaching’. The circular ended thus: Confirm compliance by RETURN FAX !<br /><br />Circulars and office notes reflecting such shallowness could be found in abundance everywhere. Consider this story as well: The corporate office building needs to be fumigated to get rid of the rats roaming around. A note requesting for authorisation of the work went to the boss and came back with a query: “How many rats are there?” Was he at his sarcastic best? No not at all. He was damn serious, mind you.<br /><br />A Stoic’s story of 11111 register is not an exaggeration. Nowadays, not looking at the crystal ball could even be a charge.<br /><br />I downloaded a good perspective on Charles Lamb recently from http://www.soulshelter.com/fulfillment/time-for-everything/ . Though the context is altogether different, I am tempted to quote Lamb here: I had grown to my desk, as it were; and the wood had entered into my soul…<br /><br />Yes the wooden souls (wooden heads, rather) behind such circulars won’t ever die. Thank you for remembering these immortal souls.Ashok Menathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12468133172371448210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606715.post-27046444084978710102009-10-04T04:58:23.643-07:002009-10-04T04:58:23.643-07:00Charge was that 11111 Register was not maintained....Charge was that 11111 Register was not maintained. Accused explained that there never was any 11111 Register at all in the business.<br /> Enquiry Officer said, "We dunno. Otherwise, they would not have put in such Charge. So, what do you say, Mr. Prosecutor?" <br />Prosecutor says, "Sir, we need not bother about whether there is any such Register. I know there is not."<br />"But Mr. PO, how can I write that the Charge is wrong? They'll have my head."<br /><br />PO says, "Sir, what is the Charge? That he did not maintain such a Register. Mr. Accused, did you maintain such a Register?"<br />"No, Sir. Because there is no such Register"<br /><br />PO tells EO, “Sir, he himself admits that he did not maintain the Register. Charge is proved"<br /><br />EO finds the Charge proved. Accused misses his Promotion for 6 years as penalty.<br /><br /><b>This is how confirmation of strict compliance is done.</b>A Stoichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10657488599907311113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606715.post-38906610386851309782009-10-03T23:56:09.905-07:002009-10-03T23:56:09.905-07:00in a recent meeting it was told that one bank had9...in a recent meeting it was told that one bank had90% false confirmationsparamgirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03244953317497926068noreply@blogger.com