Administrivia

[parbr2]

How would this be translated into French?

It is defined as being: trivial and mundane administrative tasks conducted by managers designed to increase the overall ineffectiveness of an organization
http://nws.merriam-webster.com/opendictionary/newword_display_alpha.php?letter=Ad&last=20

Example in English: It is hard to deal with administrivia.

I think in French, one would have to resort to something like:

Il est difficile de faire face aux tâches administratives banales.

Merci d'avance pour vos conseils ou suggestions.

 

[Kelly B]

Paperasse comes to mind, but it leaves out the trivia bit.

 

[Hildy1]

des papharasses ?

 

[parbr2]

I think that this word is so new that it is probably best to leave it in English until it becomes more widely used. I believe this word appears in the Urban Dictionary - not sure there is an equivalent in French of that interesting resource!