Administration Pillows

'Oh, so you do keep track of where you bury things.'

'Ooops! My mistake. That was the yearly budget estimate, no the monthly estimate.'

'Oh, dear! — your baptismal certificate was never notarized!'

The Office Black Hole

'We put them on the stair master until their paperwork goes through'

'It's a foolproof formula for writing grant applications.'

"The report is damning about the lack of strong leadership... I think we need to table some time to consider the option of setting up a policy sub-commitee to look at our options..."

"Where would we BE without the right DOCUMENTATION...?"

Do you remember when all we had to worry about was the patients?

"Grief takes many forms. But don't worry, we're here to help you fill them out."

'Where would we be without the right documentation?'

Desk trays - 'In', 'Out', and 'It depends'.

Here are the latest strategic proposals on 'managing the paperless office'.

Bereaucracy kills.

"You're in luck...I've unearthed those payroll records from 3 years ago."

"It's a 300 page government questionaire about cutting back on bureaucracy."

Stress on GPs

Performance Management.

"If you're really disciplined, you can get through all the paperwork in a 50 hour week..."

"I was just ringing to see if you got the e-mail about the letter I sent you?"

'I'll be supervising you...'

'Call me crazy, but I think my paperwork is actually following me.'

"We need to do something about excessive admin. I want you to fill out one of these forms every time you think you're doing some."

"It's the latest Government guidance on 'managing paperwork for small businesses'"

Do yo remember when ALL we had to worry about was the patients?

"I share your concern about excessive spending on administration, in fact, I've taken on some more people to look at the problem!"

"Yes sir, we are dealing with your invoice at this very minute."

Trays read: In/Out/How did this end up on my desk?

'Take this and make it much more difficult than it needs to be.'

'Hi this is Brussels - we're going to need to order some more red tape.'

In one ear/Out the other.

Skills and experience being dragged down by bureaucracy and protocols.

In and Out paper trays: Rules and Exceptions.

"I can't understand how it got lost - I haven't filed it yet"

"It's a 300 page government questionnaire about cutting back on bureacracy."