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!"
Creator
Semenov, B. - First photo; Belomlinsky, M. - Second photo
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
Identifier
Art, Satire, Cartoons, Inflated Staff, Bureaucracy, Redundant Staff, Expenses, The Fighting Pencil
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