Bureaucracy
Today I found out that our delivery driver had been fined by his employer because of a rounding error on a dispatch label.
We sent out a 10g - yes, 10 gramme - item through their site, printed off all the correct labels, etc, and dispatched it in one of their small item envelopes - lets [...]
August 13, 2009
• Tags: bad design, bugs, Bureaucracy, corporate fuckwittery, idiots, Software • Posted in: Computers • No Comments
HMRC: Tax really does have to be taxing
Dear Sir, Madam or Thing,
I am not entirely convinced that you understand the precise workings of the Internet. Here in Cyberland, we have this wonderful invention called e-mail which allows for near-instantaneous communications between protected parties.
When I navigate to your Self Assessment Online[sic] pages, I am greeted by a login field asking me for my [...]
January 15, 2009
• Tags: Bureaucracy, Her Majecty's Revenue and Customs, the Government, the Process • Posted in: Computers, Government, Software • No Comments
