Remote Meetings Suck – The art of wasting US$1,500 per employee per month

Category: Technology

Remote meetings suck! Not only do they waste a lot of time and money, but the patience of your audience as well. That’s the conclusion of hundreds of studies and reports completed over the past few decades. In addition, they waste a lot of money! In any organization, regardless of size, there are never-ending discussions: “too many meetings”; “too long and unproductive”; “useless”; “waste of time” – and – “simply pointless”. One article even described an employee wanting to “stab her leg with a pencil” to stop from screaming during a particularly torturous online staff meeting. Another study discovered that a third of workers have seen colleagues fall asleep during presentations. Online meetings are becoming a modern plague that is consuming our workday and directly impacts overall workplace culture and happiness