08-01-2018, 01:30 PM
I once worked in a government office as an outsider. Due to office politics, 4 junior managers were constantly jockeying for position against each other. One way to increase their power was to convince the big boss that they needed more manpower, which also gave him more power. It became an arms race and led to bloated teams of people sitting around doing nothing all day, all paid for by the taxpayer.