And his careful paper – because he wants to be promoted and not sacked – goes up the tree in his department, and officials who are busy doing other things say ‘okay’ and tick it.
Et son document très prudent – parce qu’il souhaite être promu et non pas renvoyé – remonte la hiérarchie de son département. Les fonctionnaires trop occupés à autre chose disent OK et avalisent.