Hell hath no fury like a bureaucrat scorned.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- This quip compares a scorned bureaucrat's anger to the fury of hell.
- In plain terms
- An angry bureaucrat is as fierce as hell itself.
- What can you take from it?
- Bureaucratic anger can be intense.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Have you dealt with bureaucratic anger?
- How do officials react to criticism?
Another view
It generalizes bureaucrats as universally vindictive.
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