What are your tricks for working bureaucratic processes/forms (corp/govt) so they operate in your favor? More legal/subtle than bribery pls
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well that's basic (and hard to do for remote interactions). Any more specific ideas within that?
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. that sounds like the opposite of bureaucracy hacking though, the point is to *avoid* more than min level of compliance needed
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One does this by influence. There are famous books on the subject. Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, T E Lawrence, Greene, etc.
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To beat bureaucracy, Asterix the Viking fakes even more process. Reminds me of working for insurance cos. youtu.be/JtEkUmYecnk
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yes I was trying to remember which asteroid that was in, thanks for reminding me
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do whatever the heck u want to, most don't have guts to reprimand, if reprimanded attack w "u willing to sign name in blood derailing"
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"this initiative?" & "can't comply w that, what is the goal or issue you're trying to solve other than slow things you're left out of?"
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use the self-service option or alternate provider (e.g. turbotax vs actual tax forms)
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