Cute headline, though the author quickly concedes that the proposal in the headline is absurd so at least there's that. The intense focus on administrative emp

Cute headline, though the author quickly concedes that the proposal in the headline is absurd so at least there's that. The intense focus on administrative employees in universities mostly comes from young people confronting old, large institutions for the first time in their lives. They're not really wrong, but it's important to note that very little of the bloat people complain about is unique to academia, at least in a broad sense. Large organizations waste a lot of money. If I were feeling cheeky I could even argue that university bloat is a feature since it better prepares students for dealing with institutions in the real world. A lean, mean, educating machine wouldn't provide students the opportunity to work out their angst about this in a relatively consequence-free environment. >I propose that we cut the bloat. Knock on every office door and fire anyone who does not provide significant utility to the institution. It's that easy!