bureaucracy

Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,040 – Dealing with Bureaucracy.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,040. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

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This episode is going to be a dialogue between Jogi and Deborah about having to deal with, or have an interaction with, a large organization. Let’s get started.

Jogi: I knew when we got this government contract that it would be a two-edged sword.

Deborah: How so?

Jogi: I’m grateful for the work, but having to jump through hoops of the government’s bureaucracy has me pulling my hair out.

Deborah: What’s wrong now?

Jogi: You know that