Chapter 1246: 1246 For Their Amusement
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Chapter 1246 1246 For Their Amusement
?The next morning, chaos reigned in the halls of the Reavers Parliament building. None of the sneaky bribes, influence peddling or subtle threats had gotten through to the Council, thanks to the intervention of the new assistants, and the bureaucrats were in a panic.
Selling their access to the ministers was how they kept their pockets full, but every matter that they tried to bump up without a full oversight hearing, or a sufficiently urgent issue was rejected and referred back to them with a politely worded guidance letter that would allow them to easily solve the issue on their own.
That was not how things were supposed to work here. They didn't have the authority to make the decisions that the other parties wanted, and if the messages weren't even going to get through to the Council, then nothing would get done outside the rules at all.
Or worse, they would have to go to the ministers in person and make the case. Not only would that increase their own workload, it would look bad on them to openly try to promote themselves as a point of access to their superiors, who were already overloaded with work.
The Council had always overlooked it because it was a good source of revenue, but the assistants were more focused on quality of life issues, and they didn't care at all about the money that was involved in the bribes. After all, they weren't part of the official calculations, so they didn't factor into any of the decisions.
Only a few of the pencil pushers who worked under Mary directly had figured out the system in advance and had actually put the "incentive" money in their morning documents.
"So, you intend to cut the parliament workers out completely?" Mary asked.
"No. But we have agreed that they need to learn their place, and that acting above their station will not be tolerated. It influences our efficiency as your assistants for no good reason. If a proper bribe was to be offered to the Council, we would treat it with the due respect that it deserves."
Mary hid her laughter and nodded. "Understandable, but they do take care of a lot of our paperwork and other functions, as well as civilian interactions. Don't treat them too badly, just make it clear that their attempts to take a cut out of the bribes to the council by serving as middlemen is no longer going to be a feasible business model."
"Understood Council Leader. Should we put out an internal memo on the topic, or should we leave it for them to realize on their own as they face repercussions for their efforts?" Nikki asked.
"Send out a memo, informing everyone of the situation and welcoming all the assistants to the fold. Gently remind them that the AI won't break Reaver Code or Regulations without orders from Council, and that should be enough to get them to back off on the influx of nonsense applications."
Mary was very impressed with this situation. Her only regret was that they hadn't thought of doing this earlier. Even if it was an android, who would be less capable, if they had that strict rule keeper in the middle, it would have saved them so much trouble when things got crazy and everyone wanted a little extra piece of the pie.
"It will be good to have things back to normal. I know that things have been hard, but too many people have been relying on the Council while they were supposed to be independent Companies. If the assistants have some spare processing time today, see if you can agree on a more effective way to distribute the funding for rebuilt ships. That will deal with a lot of the requests that we are getting, and it's the one that will make the most people happy at once." Mary instructed.
"Understood, Council Leader, Mary. We will get to it right after we finish our background checks on the Alliance vessels that just entered the system. Their paperwork is not completely in order, and with the Giants on board, that alone is somewhat suspicious." Nikki replied.
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Chapter 1246 1246 For Their Amusement
?The next morning, chaos reigned in the halls of the Reavers Parliament building. None of the sneaky bribes, influence peddling or subtle threats had gotten through to the Council, thanks to the intervention of the new assistants, and the bureaucrats were in a panic.
Selling their access to the ministers was how they kept their pockets full, but every matter that they tried to bump up without a full oversight hearing, or a sufficiently urgent issue was rejected and referred back to them with a politely worded guidance letter that would allow them to easily solve the issue on their own.
That was not how things were supposed to work here. They didn't have the authority to make the decisions that the other parties wanted, and if the messages weren't even going to get through to the Council, then nothing would get done outside the rules at all.
Or worse, they would have to go to the ministers in person and make the case. Not only would that increase their own workload, it would look bad on them to openly try to promote themselves as a point of access to their superiors, who were already overloaded with work.
The Council had always overlooked it because it was a good source of revenue, but the assistants were more focused on quality of life issues, and they didn't care at all about the money that was involved in the bribes. After all, they weren't part of the official calculations, so they didn't factor into any of the decisions.
Only a few of the pencil pushers who worked under Mary directly had figured out the system in advance and had actually put the "incentive" money in their morning documents.
"So, you intend to cut the parliament workers out completely?" Mary asked.
"No. But we have agreed that they need to learn their place, and that acting above their station will not be tolerated. It influences our efficiency as your assistants for no good reason. If a proper bribe was to be offered to the Council, we would treat it with the due respect that it deserves."
Mary hid her laughter and nodded. "Understandable, but they do take care of a lot of our paperwork and other functions, as well as civilian interactions. Don't treat them too badly, just make it clear that their attempts to take a cut out of the bribes to the council by serving as middlemen is no longer going to be a feasible business model."
"Understood Council Leader. Should we put out an internal memo on the topic, or should we leave it for them to realize on their own as they face repercussions for their efforts?" Nikki asked.
"Send out a memo, informing everyone of the situation and welcoming all the assistants to the fold. Gently remind them that the AI won't break Reaver Code or Regulations without orders from Council, and that should be enough to get them to back off on the influx of nonsense applications."
Mary was very impressed with this situation. Her only regret was that they hadn't thought of doing this earlier. Even if it was an android, who would be less capable, if they had that strict rule keeper in the middle, it would have saved them so much trouble when things got crazy and everyone wanted a little extra piece of the pie.
"It will be good to have things back to normal. I know that things have been hard, but too many people have been relying on the Council while they were supposed to be independent Companies. If the assistants have some spare processing time today, see if you can agree on a more effective way to distribute the funding for rebuilt ships. That will deal with a lot of the requests that we are getting, and it's the one that will make the most people happy at once." Mary instructed.
"Understood, Council Leader, Mary. We will get to it right after we finish our background checks on the Alliance vessels that just entered the system. Their paperwork is not completely in order, and with the Giants on board, that alone is somewhat suspicious." Nikki replied.
Chapter 1246 1246 For Their Amusement ?The next morning, chaos reigned in the halls of the Reavers Parliament building. None of the sneaky bribes, influence peddling or subtle threats had gotten through to the Council, thanks to the intervention of the new assistants, and the bureaucrats were in a panic. Selling their access to the ministers was how they kept their pockets full, but every matter that they tried to bump up without a full oversight hearing, or a sufficiently urgent issue was rejected and referred back to them with a politely worded guidance letter that would allow them to easily solve the issue on their own. That was not how things were supposed to work here. They didn't have the authority to make the decisions that the other parties wanted, and if the messages weren't even going to get through to the Council, then nothing would get done outside the rules at all. Or worse, they would have to go to the ministers in person and make the case. Not only would that increase their own workload, it would look bad on them to openly try to promote themselves as a point of access to their superiors, who were already overloaded with work. The Council had always overlooked it because it was a good source of revenue, but the assistants were more focused on quality of life issues, and they didn't care at all about the money that was involved in the bribes. After all, they weren't part of the official calculations, so they didn't factor into any of the decisions. Only a few of the pencil pushers who worked under Mary directly had figured out the system in advance and had actually put the "incentive" money in their morning documents. "So, you intend to cut the parliament workers out completely?" Mary asked. "No. But we have agreed that they need to learn their place, and that acting above their station will not be tolerated. It influences our efficiency as your assistants for no good reason. If a proper bribe was to be offered to the Council, we would treat it with the due respect that it deserves." Mary hid her laughter and nodded. "Understandable, but they do take care of a lot of our paperwork and other functions, as well as civilian interactions. Don't treat them too badly, just make it clear that their attempts to take a cut out of the bribes to the council by serving as middlemen is no longer going to be a feasible business model." "Understood Council Leader. Should we put out an internal memo on the topic, or should we leave it for them to realize on their own as they face repercussions for their efforts?" Nikki asked. "Send out a memo, informing everyone of the situation and welcoming all the assistants to the fold. Gently remind them that the AI won't break Reaver Code or Regulations without orders from Council, and that should be enough to get them to back off on the influx of nonsense applications." Mary was very impressed with this situation. Her only regret was that they hadn't thought of doing this earlier. Even if it was an android, who would be less capable, if they had that strict rule keeper in the middle, it would have saved them so much trouble when things got crazy and everyone wanted a little extra piece of the pie. "It will be good to have things back to normal. I know that things have been hard, but too many people have been relying on the Council while they were supposed to be independent Companies. If the assistants have some spare processing time today, see if you can agree on a more effective way to distribute the funding for rebuilt ships. That will deal with a lot of the requests that we are getting, and it's the one that will make the most people happy at once." Mary instructed. "Understood, Council Leader, Mary. We will get to it right after we finish our background checks on the Alliance vessels that just entered the system. Their paperwork is not completely in order, and with the Giants on board, that alone is somewhat suspicious." Nikki replied.
