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Optimization of personnel.
Once the US government has become barren piece of land for landfill. For the protection of the landfill was hired by a night watchman.
After a while, check found that the watchman works perfectly without instruction. Special order of Congress was established planning department with two employees: to write the instructions and to control its operation.
Some time later required to test the watchman: Control Office was established with two employees - for direct control of the guard and to write reports on the operation. To check the financial discipline of the department was created with the timekeeper Bookkeeping and Accounting, and for the general management had to create the administrative department with the chief, his deputy and a lawyer.
A year later, Congress found that public spending in a landfill exceeded 18 thousand dollars and it was decided to save money.
Dismissed the guard.