I see things going to hell right in front of my eyes in a variety of things...health care, construction, industry, you name it.
I was having this very conversation with my two young sons last week. Lamenting that everything is falling apart into chaos, disorder, and dysfunction. Nothing works right anymore.
That fills me with foreboding, that things are just...slipping and failing.
I feel in my heart it is going to get worse-a lot worse.
I hope I am wrong on this.
Having survived living and working in NYC in the 60s and 70s when *NOTHING* worked, I feel experienced at this game.
Society is too concerned with following bureaucratic regulations. Instead of being concerned about producing a quality product/service, people are being hired to meet diversity goals, follow OSHA regulations, comply with tax regulations.
What once plagued every government agency (going from a functional entity to packed with non-productive people, looking at you NASA)... that has trickled down to every mid to large business.