Meetings

Meetings are reasonable, correct? Oh, how silly and incorrect you would have been had you said yes. Meetings should be event-driven, rarely time-driven. You should have milestones with meetings to fix problems or meetings when deviations from an accepted plan occur. Meetings should not be scheduled simply because it’s time to have a meeting.

Even that is not enough to get me riled up; after all, I’m a fairly calm and consistent person regardless of what I have to deal with. I have my younger sisters to thank for teaching me the patience and indomitable ability to ignore irritating people.

Meetings are essentially the bane of my existence.

I have never had to deal with so many meetings (which is saying quite a bit) that don’t really create any beneficial action except for tracking current progress on tasks and conveying information.

Again, I could find reason in that concept; after all, it is important to track your personnel and ensure they are being tasked appropriately and effectively. Meetings are a great strategy for large groups of people.

My problem: our group is just four people and we all sit in one room when we are at our desks. We are essentially sitting in one long meeting every day. If you need something, just ask!

My Outlook calendar (which I’ve never used before now and I have access to even less frequently) is now filling up with blocks of time that could have the potential to be used for other things.

Don’t get me wrong, meetings can be wonderful tools if wielded correctly; they should just never be used as a sledgehammer when a nail file is needed.