| 00:00 - 00:05 | So, some of my staff came up with this idea... |
| 00:05 - 00:07 | I said, "Capture it in an action memo." |
| 00:07 - 00:10 | "And send it up to me for approval." |
| 00:11 - 00:16 | They went away and started working on it. |
| 00:17 - 00:21 | I'm never going to approve it. |
| 00:21 - 00:24 | Ever! |
| 00:26 - 00:28 | Never? |
| 00:29 - 00:31 | No way... |
| 00:31 - 00:34 | Not in one million years! |
| 00:38 - 00:40 | Never. |
| 00:41 - 00:47 | Typing memos keeps them from talking to each other about how miserable their work is. |
| 00:47 - 00:50 | When they're done and they submit it... |
| 00:50 - 00:56 | I will ask, "Who cleared this?" |
| 00:58 - 00:59 | I'll make them find people to clear it. |
| 00:59 - 01:01 | It will get lost in clearance! |
| 01:04 - 01:06 | The memo will never see the light of day! |
| 01:06 - 01:08 | At least not in my office... |
| 01:13 - 01:14 | Seriously! |
| 01:14 - 01:16 | They won't figure out the right format. |
| 01:16 - 01:20 | We change the approved format all the time. |
| 01:21 - 01:27 | It helps us keep them quiet and confused. |
| 01:35 - 01:36 | As soon as they start to figure it out.... |
| 01:36 - 01:39 | We change it again and don't tell them. |
| 01:41 - 01:44 | Seriously though, the format is stupid. |
| 01:44 - 01:47 | It doesn't make much sense to anyone. |
| 01:47 - 01:49 | It would appear that we pulled it from our you know what! |
| 01:50 - 01:53 | And we did! |
| 01:54 - 01:56 | But it is effective... |
| 01:56 - 01:58 | They spend all their time typing. |
| 01:58 - 02:02 | The sheer volume of people working on action memos is crazy. |
| 02:05 - 02:07 | For me.. |
| 02:10 - 02:11 | to do something... |
| 02:11 - 02:13 | something... |
| 02:15 - 02:17 | Something that I already agree with doing |
| 02:17 - 02:20 | but they think action memos are the only way to get me to approve something! |
| 02:21 - 02:28 | They have great ideas that I wish I could come up with... |
| 02:29 - 02:30 | Do you claim credit? |
| 02:30 - 02:32 | All the time! |
| 02:36 - 02:39 | I love watching people chase their own tails! |
| 02:40 - 02:42 | I have never even approved an action memo. |
| 02:50 - 02:55 | I wouldn't even recognize the new format. |
| 02:56 - 02:58 | Times New Roman? |
| 02:58 - 03:04 | Times New Roman, 12 point font, single spacing... you know... |
| 03:04 - 03:09 | all the stuff that makes it look official so they feel like it stands a chance of being approved. |
| 03:09 - 03:11 | But it won't be approved. |
| 03:16 - 03:20 | Not by me at least. |
| 03:23 - 03:26 | Seriously, I have better things to do than approve action memos. |
| 03:31 - 03:36 | The bureaucracy is fantastic and it really helps keep people from wandering around and complaining about things. |
