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What if the results of what are exposed show that there is only enough real work for 25% of the current staff? Would the administration implement the layoffs? Classic agency problem.

Even if its exposed, the administration is part of the bureaucracy that furthered fake work along in the first place. ie created fake groups and projects and "moats" in order to make it look like management was doing a great job and that a lot of "work" was getting done

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What if the results of what are exposed show that there is only enough real work for 25% of the current staff? Would the administration implement the layoffs?

What I've learned is that if you think like you do (and I do), you should not work with people that think like this. The best way to avoid this sort of bureaucratic thinking by the administration is to work for a small business. However, the trade-off is much too hard for many of us; if you work with people that value business more than family, you might be working for some real assholes.

So, it requires a careful balance. Enough people in the business so that the companies led by assholes are limited, but small enough so bureaucrats like the ones you mention can't flourish.

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