In every organization mature enough busywork will surpass real work for two reasons.
First: it cannot fail an so is not a career risk to anyone involved.
Secondly: because it doesn't produce anything meaningful it is trivially easy to manage and organize. Just like stacking boxes. No risk of missing the original mission or getting unexpected results.
In any organization old enough the main activity is the management and busywork is ideal to its needs.
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In every organization mature enough busywork will surpass real work for two reasons.
First: it cannot fail an so is not a career risk to anyone involved.
Secondly: because it doesn't produce anything meaningful it is trivially easy to manage and organize. Just like stacking boxes. No risk of missing the original mission or getting unexpected results.
In any organization old enough the main activity is the management and busywork is ideal to its needs.