How to Spend Six Months Changing a Light Bulb
I have recently been observing a phenomenon I can only describe as the industrialisation of doing absolutely fuck all.
Not ordinary laziness. We’ve all had a Friday afternoon when the prospect of opening another spreadsheet makes us want to climb into the stationery cupboard and die.
No, this is something far more sophisticated. This is twenty people, all working very hard, all attending meetings, all producing documents, and somehow collectively achieving less than one bloke with a screwdriver.
The easiest way to explain it is with a light bulb. Not a clever one. No Bluetooth. No subscription required to access the illumination functionality. The sort of thing you buy in Tesco.
1. Dave
A large organisation discovers that a light bulb has gone out and engages an electrician. Let’s call him Dave.
Dave arrives on Monday morning. He replaces the bulb, checks the wiring and tests the switch. The light...
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