Huge Bureaucracy/Any Tips

[JPope]

You guys have a lot of experience in varying work enviroments.

Any tips for working :-laf , surviving , or even prospering Oo. in one?

 

[Hohn]

Having been in the USAF for 10 years, I can tell you about bureacracy! Here's a couple things I've learned:



1) Pick your battles. Make sure that if you're falling on your sword, you're doing it for something worthwhile.



2) Respect the old-timers and go to them first. There's a good chance that they've seen it before and can help out a lot.



3) Don't try to make sense of some things. They weren't designed around logic or common sense, which are VERBOTEN in a bureacracy.



Justin

 

[DaveN]

smile alot.



DL5treez had some good points. So did Hohn.



In general - discuss issues based upon facts. Like ^^^^ said, go to them with solutions based upon facts rather than "I think" type of ideas. Make charts and visual aids.



don't gossip. Listen to gossip and use it to your advantage but don't spread it. Don't complain about your boss/ bosses boss etc - the person you're talking to may be a mole, or a gossip hound that will spread it to the wrong person.



Do exactly what you're told, and do it well. Only vary from the plan after getting your idea approved.



Dress nice. Don't look like a slob. Get a haircut. Shave. Use Deodorant. Trim your nose/ear/neck/back hair. Easy on the cologne - light is OK, bathtime is a no no. Clean cut people get promotions.



don't spend too much time on the TDR while at work.



when dealing with female coworkers don't stare at their boobs/butts/etc. People notice that, even if the person you're looking at doesn't. It's considered a liability if you do - a lawsuit waiting to happen.