This is why asking "What would the process be if I wanted to purchase a $50 book necessary for work?" tells you a lot about organizational culture.
If they say "Department of Bikeshedding gonna bikeshed, what are you going to do", they have many more than one DoB.
If they say "Department of Bikeshedding gonna bikeshed, what are you going to do", they have many more than one DoB.
One might think "Hmm replacing that department with a SaaS app might make it better" but that department being essentially fully computerized might be the thing which turned it into the Department of Bikeshedding.
Previously they offered math, recordkeeping, and diligence. Computers are much better than humans at trivial math and recordkeeping. So now they're diligencing like diligent diligencers to justify historical staffing levels.
Then you get to a non-trivial tradeoff in values at the heart of the conflict:
Does this organization exist to achieve this set of goals? Or does this organization exist to employ the people who work for the organization? Which tradeoff will we make at what margins?
Does this organization exist to achieve this set of goals? Or does this organization exist to employ the people who work for the organization? Which tradeoff will we make at what margins?
