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The '''Central Bureaucracy''' is the main headquarters of the organization of the same name. It is located in [[New New York]]. It was first established in [[2159]]. Many [[bureaucrats]] work within the building, and it seems that each [[New New York|business]] (at least in NNY) is assigned a bureaucrat to handle financial, legal, and other business matters.
The '''Central Bureaucracy''' is the main headquarters of the organization of the same name. It is located in [[New New York]], [[Earth]], and was first established in [[2159]]. Many [[bureaucrats]] work within the building, and it seems that each one of them handles financial, legal, and other business matters throughout the city.


The Central Bureaucracy is located in an enormous building, appearing to be a cement-grey, windowless perfect cube (only two entrances are shown; the public entrance and a private entrance the Planet Express crew enter by lying to a bureaucrat). The building is labyrinthine--to the point where the head bureaucrat requires a small airplane to move about the facility efficiently--apparently build around an enormous atrium called "Central Filing" which houses the master "in" pile.
Bureaucrats at the Central Bureaucracy use a numerical ranking system, where lower numbers outrank higher ones. It is unclear whether more than one bureaucrat is allowed to have the same number, or if promotions are only through vacancies or displacements. For example, going up a rank forces the former owner of the number to go down a rank. [[Number 1.0]] is the highest rank seen, though the decimal place implies that there may be ranks above his or that the higher ranks (at least 10 or higher) go in decimals rather then whole numbers.


The bureaucrats use a numerical ranking system, where lower numbers outrank higher ones. It is unclear if more than one bureaucrat is allowed to have the same number, or if promotions are only through vacancies or displacements (i.e., going up a rank forces the former owner of the number to go down a rank). Number 1.0 is the highest rank seen, though the decimal place implies that there may be ranks above his or that the higher ranks (at least 10 or higher) go in decimals rather then whole numbers.
The Central Bureaucracy Building is located in enormous, and appears to be a cement-grey, windowless perfect cube. Only two entrances are shown: the public entrance and a private entrance the [[Planet Express]] crew entered by lying to a bureaucrat. The building is labyrinthine, to the point where most bureaucrats require a [[Slowmobile]] to move about the facility efficiently.


The bureaucrats communicate by pneumatic tubes, which run not only throughout the complex, but have terminals at their assigned businesses so they can receive communiques. At the center of the building is the master in-pile, where most incoming messages are deposited for later sorting. The bureaucracy is so inefficient that the pile has been backed up for ages, leaving a mountainous pile of messages.  
Employees communicate by pneumatic tubes, possibly ramifications of the [[Tube Transport System]], which run not only throughout the complex, but have terminals at their assigned businesses, such as the [[Planet Express headquarters]]. At the center of the building is the master in-pile, a room known as the '''Central Filing''', where most incoming messages are deposited for later sorting. The bureaucracy is so inefficient that the pile has been backed up for ages, leaving a mountainous pile of messages.  


== Image Gallery ==
== Image Gallery ==
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=== Known Employees ===
=== Known Employees ===
*[[Number 1.0]], Bureaucrat Grade 1.0
*[[Number 1.0]], Bureaucrat Grade 1.0.
*[[Beholder]], Bureaucrat Grade 11
*[[Beholder]], Bureaucrat Grade 11.
*[[Morgan Proctor]], Bureaucrat Grade 19
*[[Morgan Proctor]], Bureaucrat Grade 19.
*[[Hermes Conrad]], Bureaucrat Grade 36
*[[Hermes Conrad]], Bureaucrat Grade 36.
*[[Warden Vogel]], Bureaucrat Grade 135
*[[Warden Vogel]], Bureaucrat Grade 135.
*[[Center Square Guy]], Bureaucrat (Unknown Grade)
*[[Center Square Guy]], Bureaucrat (Unknown Grade).
*[[Turanga Leela]], Li'l Bureaucrat.


=== Assets ===
=== Assets ===
*The Central Bureaucracy Building
*The Central Bureaucracy Building.


== Additional Info ==
== Additional Info ==
=== Trivia ===
=== Trivia ===
*The long line of people waiting at the entrance is excessively slow moving, to the point where waiting for a birth certificate can require an entire lifetime and children are birthed (causing the entire line to shift back by one) without provoking distress.  
*The long line of people waiting at the entrance is excessively slow moving, to the point where waiting for a birth certificate can require an entire lifetime and children are birthed (causing the entire line to shift back by one) without provoking distress.  
*The employees use a type of transport called a [[Slowmobile]].
*The ''B'' in the sign seen in [[3010#July|July of 3010]] is actually the golden arch ''M'' from {{w|McDonald's}} turned sideways.


=== Appearances ===
=== Appearances ===

Revision as of 23:00, 17 September 2010

Central Bureaucracy
Central Bureaucracy 3010.jpg
The Central Bureaucracy Building as seen in July of 3010.
LocationNew New York, Earth
First appearance"How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back" (2ACV11)
Episode

The Central Bureaucracy is the main headquarters of the organization of the same name. It is located in New New York, Earth, and was first established in 2159. Many bureaucrats work within the building, and it seems that each one of them handles financial, legal, and other business matters throughout the city.

Bureaucrats at the Central Bureaucracy use a numerical ranking system, where lower numbers outrank higher ones. It is unclear whether more than one bureaucrat is allowed to have the same number, or if promotions are only through vacancies or displacements. For example, going up a rank forces the former owner of the number to go down a rank. Number 1.0 is the highest rank seen, though the decimal place implies that there may be ranks above his or that the higher ranks (at least 10 or higher) go in decimals rather then whole numbers.

The Central Bureaucracy Building is located in enormous, and appears to be a cement-grey, windowless perfect cube. Only two entrances are shown: the public entrance and a private entrance the Planet Express crew entered by lying to a bureaucrat. The building is labyrinthine, to the point where most bureaucrats require a Slowmobile to move about the facility efficiently.

Employees communicate by pneumatic tubes, possibly ramifications of the Tube Transport System, which run not only throughout the complex, but have terminals at their assigned businesses, such as the Planet Express headquarters. At the center of the building is the master in-pile, a room known as the Central Filing, where most incoming messages are deposited for later sorting. The bureaucracy is so inefficient that the pile has been backed up for ages, leaving a mountainous pile of messages.

Image Gallery

Known Employees

Assets

  • The Central Bureaucracy Building.

Additional Info

Trivia

  • The long line of people waiting at the entrance is excessively slow moving, to the point where waiting for a birth certificate can require an entire lifetime and children are birthed (causing the entire line to shift back by one) without provoking distress.
  • The B in the sign seen in July of 3010 is actually the golden arch M from McDonald's turned sideways.

Appearances