Cantata in honor of inflated staff
Title
Cantata in honor of inflated staff
Description
"First photo: Poets: Tolmachev, D., and M. Romanov “The Fighting Pencil” group, 1959
They play their abaci like some virtuoso,
With pay raises, bonuses they play even more so;
They do magic tricks with wage rates, small and large,
With business expenses, an overtime charge …
TO MAKE THEIR PERFORMANCE ENJOYED BY US ALL
THIS STAFF OF EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE KICKED FROM PAYROLL!
Second photo: Poet: Shkliarinsky, S. “The Fighting Pencil” group, after 1974
If we keep so many on payroll
The expenses will just snowball.
They impede our progress, slow the stride...
The redundant staff must step aside!"
They play their abaci like some virtuoso,
With pay raises, bonuses they play even more so;
They do magic tricks with wage rates, small and large,
With business expenses, an overtime charge …
TO MAKE THEIR PERFORMANCE ENJOYED BY US ALL
THIS STAFF OF EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE KICKED FROM PAYROLL!
Second photo: Poet: Shkliarinsky, S. “The Fighting Pencil” group, after 1974
If we keep so many on payroll
The expenses will just snowball.
They impede our progress, slow the stride...
The redundant staff must step aside!"
Creator
Semenov, B. - First photo; Belomlinsky, M. - Second photo
Date
1959
Source
Rutgers
Relation
Rights
Source: Holzer, M., Illiash, I., Gabrielian, V., & Kuznestsova, L. (2010). Red Tape from Red Square:Bureaucratic Commentary in Soviet Graphic Satirical Art. Poughkeepsie, NY: NetPublications
Publisher
Rutgers
Contributor
Rutgers
Format
Medium: Poster
Language
Russian
Type
Artwork
Identifier
Art, Satire, Cartoons, Inflated Staff, Bureaucracy, Redundant Staff, Expenses, The Fighting Pencil
Coverage
Russia
Files
Reference
Semenov, B. - First photo; Belomlinsky, M. - Second photo, Cantata in honor of inflated staff, Rutgers, 1959
Cite As
Semenov, B. - First photo; Belomlinsky, M. - Second photo, “Cantata in honor of inflated staff,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed March 29, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/483.