Bureaucratic Misery Index

Count how many times you heard each phrase this year. Your score updates as you go. Do not detach.

Part IPhrases heard this year

13 Friction subtotal (F)Each count times its weight, lines 1 through 12 0.00

BMI = κ × √( F × 1.15^A × (1 + T ÷ 10) ÷ (1 + Y) )

17 Approval drag1.15 raised to line 14. Each sign-off layer adds 15 percent. 1.00

18 Tenure fatigue1 + line 15 ÷ 10. Ten years doubles it. 1.00

19 Yes factor1 + line 16 1.00

20 Your Bureaucratic Misery Index 0.0

κ = 2.47, the Kafka Constant. Its derivation awaits approval.

Methodology reviewed by no committee, which is why it shipped.