Government
So lets talk about working for the government. Its kinda like this. One day, you arrive at work and find a beaver in a cage on your desk. Nobody tells you way there is a beaver on desk, so you ask your supervisor. He complains that you should have read the memo, which arrived on your day off. He then he explains that you have to feed the beaver every time you finish fifty documents. You ask why. Your supervisor is impressed; nobody had ever asked why. He thinks your a go getter now. He sends a email to his boss, who sends an email to the manager, who sends a email to the director, who sends a email to the deputy minister, who askes the minister, who discusses a proper answer with his research people. Three days later, you get the answer."In Order to assure the Beaver is feed on a regular basis."
So you ask why do we have a beaver. Three days later you are told the Beaver was part of a project in order to save beavers. You ask why the beaver isn't sold to the zoo. You are told its illegal to sell beavers, as they are canadas national symbol. You ask why don't they give the beaver away. They tell you the beaver is worth 30,000 dollars, and would represent too great of a loss to the government. You then ask when the beaver's cage will be cleaned. They tell you that they don't bother to clean the cage, they just throw it out each week and give the beaver a new cage. You say wouldn't it be cheeper to buy a hose and spray it out. They explain to you that in 1978 the Federal government reposed over 8000 beaver cages, and it would now cost more to buy a hose then to throw out the cages. You would say something, but because of your interest in the project, you have been made the Beaver Keeping Project Leader and have been given a raise.
Thank you, and good night.
posted by King O' Mauve @ 2:46 PM
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