The one question you should never ask a bureaucrat

There is one question that you should never ask a bureaucrat. Whether you are standing in line at the DMV and fuming about the paper work, or staring down an electronic "request for service" from a different department in corporate America, never, ever ask this question.

You do not want to hear the answer to this question. The form that you are filling out was created by a bureaucrat. Bureaucrats get up in the morning to craft and fine tune processes, procedures and forms. They stand tall with each new invention, irrespective of the effectiveness it brings.

Never ask a bureaucrat this question: "Could you be more anal?"

You will not like the answer.