administrivia

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Approximate number of posts where I complain about the system being broken, or administrivia, and most often suggest rational solutions to these problems: 30

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  1. the tiresome but essential details that must be taken care of and tasks that must be performed in running an organization

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  • One of the problems with starship command was that no matter how much you managed to delegate or get the computer to do for you, there always seemed to be more of what Dr. Crusher called "administrivia." —  Diane Duane - Star Trek : The Next Generation - Dark Mirror
  • I kept to a schedule of ten hours per week for personal writing, plus 1 hour per week of writing administrivia, such as submissions and related work - at Chez Panera's, if need be —  Free Range Librarian
  • The ruling clique is happy to waste precious resources on personality conflicts, purposeless meetings, administrivia, the alienation of the libertarian left and other counterproductive nonsense. —  Libertarian Blog Place
  • So talk to them about the administrivia that eats up their day. —  GovExec.com Top News
  • The RACGP is committed to working with the Australian Government on implementing reforms to the MBS that improve care for our patients while cutting red tape and administrivia for our profession. —  Health News from Medical News Today
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