Reply to post: Re: Not just restricted to governments

Brit prosecutors ask IT suppliers to fight over £3 USB cable tender

paulf
Alert

Re: Not just restricted to governments

@ Christian Berger "Such things happen regularly at organisations. It's when people act according to rules. The German expression is "Dienst nach Vorschrift" which apparently translates as "work to rule"."

That reminds me of the saying, "Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the observance of fools".

Unfortunately the fools tend to be the middle management types who look scornfully on the knowledgeable people below them who are trying to get on with their jobs despite demands to follow the rules to the letter because they're not trusted to deviate a mm from them.

POST COMMENT House rules

Not a member of The Register? Create a new account here.

  • Enter your comment

  • Add an icon

Anonymous cowards cannot choose their icon