"The underlying bureaucratic key is the ability to deal with boredom." Absolutely beautiful. It so wonderfully captures the essence of modern day work life so

"The underlying bureaucratic key is the ability to deal with boredom." Absolutely beautiful. It so wonderfully captures the essence of modern day work life so well. This is also pertinent to much of corporate america as well. Corporate office jobs are prone to magic of ennui and boredom. I've often wondered how people dealt with office work or jobs before the internet? Did they play solitaire and minesweeper all day?