Title: Management Humor

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This following article might brighten your day with a little laughter.

Writing An Annual Report For Government (Humor)

by Robert Bacal

One thing they never teach you in school is how to write an annual report if you work in government. It is, indeed, a magical art. For those of you who are expected to participate in the annual report endeavor, we have pulled together a number of tips, based on real government annual reports we have examined.

1. Forget All You Ever Learned About Writing Clearly

Hardly anyone reads these things...and the few that do are probably NOT reading it to determine how many extra thousands of dollars you will receive at bonus time. If you write too clearly, people will think that you are hiding something or you are illiterate. So, write so you don't say anything, or if you do, write it so nobody can understand it.
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