... all bureaucracies run that way. "Here is a hoop. You will jump thru it precisely as we demand. Repeat until insane".
(I recently had to make a full university application and matriculation process to take a nine-week extra-mural course by distance learning. And pay an extra £150 for the pleasure of registering as a full university student, to no discernable personal benefit. I am bitter).
Speaking as a bureaucrat...
(I recently had to make a full university application and matriculation process to take a nine-week extra-mural course by distance learning. And pay an extra £150 for the pleasure of registering as a full university student, to no discernable personal benefit. I am bitter).