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Bureaumania: A 'Granular' Look at Corporate Red Tape

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The Burden of Bureaucracy

This chapter examines bureaucracy as a detrimental force within organizations, drawing from themes in David Foster Wallace's 'The Pale King.' It illustrates the emptiness of bureaucratic life through character sketches of tax office workers while connecting literary traditions from Melville to Kafka. The narrative contemplates the profound yet mundane nature of bureaucratic work and its ability to evoke deep personal insights and societal commentary.

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