The overlapping responsibilities in Munich are a recipe for paralysis, especially when allied to the toxic gossip culture reinforced by 3-5 day a week 1-1 scheduled lunch meetings and a very very German hierarchical style. Another issue is that people are seldom fired but can get shoved from project to project - many seem to view it as a comfortable landing point and are happy to wait their time out. This contributes to a civil service culture that is change averse. It also means that many of the people are massively over-qualified for what they are actually doing day to day - more reasons for creating mischief and the "sweet smell of unnecessary work".