The five worst times of the day to have a meeting
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Loading... - Maryann Kwakye
- 06 Jun 2023
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Business meetings are never opportune occasions, accomplishing little and never having done so in the past. However, there are certain times that make them even worse:
9 a.m.
You walk straight into a meeting, having quickly skimmed the agenda just moments before discovering its existence. Now you're expected to provide an update on your work? These early morning meetings serve as nothing more than a clever ploy by management to ensure punctuality. Productivity is unlikely.
Immediately after your previous meeting
"Finally," you think as your two-hour 9 a.m. meeting concludes at 11 a.m., ready to delve into your day's tasks. But alas, another meeting is already commencing—the regular catch-up where you're asked to recount your morning's activities. Merely stating, "I was in a meeting," is not an acceptable excuse. You must improvise well, or yet another meeting might be scheduled.
Lunchtime
In this secular world, where few things are deemed sacred, lunchtime is one of them. As stipulated in your contract, these precious hours belong to you to wander through town, enjoy a sausage roll, and peruse the DVDs at CEX. You would go to great lengths to defend this privilege. So what if it happens to be the only time the client is available? They can wait patiently.
2:30 p.m.
The post-lunch slump has taken its toll. You're so drowsy that your mind intermittently drifts off while mindlessly clicking through tabs. You plan to continue this unproductive cycle until the end of the day. However, some individual with questionable judgment has scheduled a brainstorming meeting with you and six other carbohydrate-crash victims. The result? Two pages of incomprehensible squiggles on a flip-chart.
5 p.m.
Your workday concludes at 5 p.m., and you usually stay a bit longer to avoid traffic. But now, you find yourself trapped in this abominable meeting, watching your precious free time slip away, fully aware that somewhere, someone is enjoying a game show. You had no specific plans for the evening, but that's beside the point. Your boss has selfishly stolen a small portion of your life. Tomorrow, in retaliation, you vow to do absolutely nothing.
