>[!abstract] >Parkinson's law can refer to either of two observations, published in 1955 by the naval historian C. Northcote Parkinson as an essay in The Economist: > >1. Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. >2. The number of workers within public administration, bureaucracy or officialdom tends to grow, regardless of the amount of work to be done. This was attributed mainly to two factors: that officials want subordinates, not rivals, and that officials make work for each other. ("Parkinson's law", 2025). ## References - Parkinson's law. (2025, January 3). In *Wikipedia*. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Parkinson%27s_law&oldid=1252641170