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If you read Parkinsons Law you will discover the Law Of Multiplication of Subordinates. This is the little known law compared to the one about work filling the time, etc.

He shows that between 1914 and 1928 the number of ships in the Royal Navy went down 67% but the number of Admiralty officials (aka management) went up 78%.

He was the Scott Adams of that time. (Google the article which originally appeared in The Economist in November 1955)




The Royal Navy famously now has far more admirals than it does ships. Something like 40 admirals and 260 captains for just 19 ships...




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