I don't write these little nasties because I think all large corporations are bad. I write them because there are too many commentators who think all government is bad and all private enterprise is efficient.
Sorry, folks there are also efficient governments and inefficient corporations. The determinant is not the organizational type, but management. There are plenty of good managers in both government and corporations, and there are plenty of bad managers in both government and corporations.
Anybody who thinks otherwise doesn't read "Dilbert". Scott Adams bases his characters on real-life people in his various corporate jobs. See http://www.dilbert.com/about/. I couldn't find it on his website, but I understand that he gets many contributions from readers about crazy situations that they have encountered. I do know that I've seen Wally, the slacker, as a co-worker many times in large corporations.
Wow, that was a long introduction to a single minor observation.
I just paid my Verizon Wireless bill online. At the top of the page is a weather report for Two Harbors MN. I live in Duluth, a larger city about 25 minutes down the shore with quite different weather. Several months ago I sent a comment to Verizon Wireless about this, and I received some waffling comment that really didn't bring about any change.
