Crushing morale, killing productivity – why do offices put up with meetings? | Simon Jenkins

There’s no proof that organisations benefit from the endless cycle of these charades, but they can’t stop it. We’re addicted

Just off to a meeting? Stop right now. Turn back. You will be stuck in an overheated room, chained to a table for an absurd length of time and stopped from proper work. Worse, we are now told that just sitting there is a killer. It shortens life. You will die.

Related: One hour of activity needed to offset harmful effects of sitting at a desk

Continue reading...