Business
Researchers at MIT have concluded a comprehensive five-year study proving that the vast majority of workplace meetings serve no purpose other than making employees question their career choices and the meaning of existence.
Katie Rich (staff writer)
BOSTON — The study, which analyzed 50,000 corporate meetings across 200 companies, found that 90% could have been effectively replaced by a brief email, while the remaining 10% appeared to exist solely to justify the purchase of expensive conference room furniture. “We discovered that most meetings are actually elaborate social rituals designed to make people feel important while accomplishing absolutely nothing,” explained lead researcher Dr. Amanda Torres. Several companies have since implemented “email-first” policies, resulting in a 400% increase in employee happiness and a concerning drop in conference room catering revenue.