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Mystery solved.......

by Mac McMullen Jun 18, 2007 1:13PM PDT

I've often wondered about all the bureaucrats I've known,
who spend half their time "getting ready to go",
and the other half "going to meetings", what they really accomplish.

Now I know.

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Meetings are where coffee and donuts are served

by Steven Haninger Jun 18, 2007 8:12PM PDT

while discussing what brand and color of paint to use in the board room. Managers do things that way. "Doers" grab the brush and bucket and go to work. The job could be finished before the meeting was over and there's no messy distribution of meeting minutes required either.

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