This could’ve been an email (after a 2-hour meeting)
The Meeting That Should’ve Been a Memo: Corporate Masochism at Its Finest
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We’ve all been there–trapped in a virtual purgatory while Carl from Marketing reads every bullet point out loud like it’s Shakespeare. The only takeaway? This could’ve been an email. A short one. Like, three sentences max.
Funny Evidence from the Conference Call Gulag
One employee live-tweeted a meeting with the hashtag #WhyGodWhy. Another faked a power outage using a strobe light and a shaky Zoom camera.
Quote from a Meeting Martyr
“At one point they discussed printer toner for 11 minutes,” said Dana Hopeless. “I left my body. I watched myself from above… eating stale Cheez-Its.”
Satirical Snapshot
Corporate culture treats meetings like sacraments. If it’s not scheduled, how will anyone know nothing got done?
Conclusion: End the Madness–Send the Email
Let’s stop wasting hours for updates that could fit in a Slack message. Or better yet, on a Post-it. In Wingdings.
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