Every Meeting You've Ever Been To (In Two Minutes) | Fast Company

We've all found ourselves in meetings that seem like they were not the most productive use of our time. We brought together some of New York's finest comedians to show what it really means when people use such common phrases as, "Will it scale?" and, "This may be a terrible idea." Enjoy!
Credits:
Written by:
Michelle Markowitz ( / michmarkowitz )
Scott Mebus ( / scottmebus )
& The Cast
Directed by: Scott Mebus
Performers:
Willy Appelman ( / applecomedy )
Johnathan Fernandez ( / jthanprime )
Katie Hartman ( / skinnybjmeeting )
Dan Hodapp( / danhodapp )
Michelle Markowitz ( / michmarkowitz )
David Ross ( / davidrosstypes )
Becky Yamamoto ( / ladybeewhy )

[@Mantras-and-Mystics]

"This meeting could have just been an email, but I'm very lonely." 😂

[@zone6zara]

This is spot on, would it be possible to use this video as part of a recording of a training Zoom webinar on inclusive communication meetings? It would only internal for people in my organisation to see on the intranet and absolutely not for commercial purposes.

[@JohnPickup-CDHS-ze6qd]

I'm a fly on the wall at work meetings.
Understanding the professional ego is exactly what's allowed me to slip by so easily while doing very little work.
Make them feel good by defering to their dumb ideas and they'll never question your work ethic.
Challenge them or make them feel stupid, and they'll put you under a microscope that you'll have to work your ass off to get out of.
Most jobs are not worth the battle. Certainly not mine

[@Kater2]

Well done!

[@sylvialarrass2703]

Brilliantly acted!

[@caljr86]

Nice video! who's playing the song?

[@andyharpist2938]

All people all the time in any meeting. Imagine Parliament!

[@neskyz4259]

Oh yeah...right on the money!

[@MaxTalks]

Why does this video have so few comments? Very relatable tbh

[@nicke7350]

I don't think I've ever been in a meeting that couldn't have been condensed into a 3-4 paragraph email. So much time completely wasted on outdated structures...

[@sarahberkner]

I've been to some productive meetings (but fortunately meetings are infrequent at my job), and some people work better when they're talking than over email. Personally I work better over email but working as an event planner it helps to get other people's input. And many people don't read their emails.

[@beccaangel7155]

true! lol

[@sdkrystal]

So fun! Do you have a "clean" version of this (ie "jerk" instead of "dick") because I'd love to share this in my office!

[@jorgechristophergarzasepul3209]

so, you want to say something different

[@NeverTurnOffTheAmp]

You have got to be kidding.

[@frankservant5754]

One of the reasons why i am thankful for the pandemic

[@Kuliwa]

You mean you still have these meetings but now you can play on your phone and don't have to pretend to listen to that shit?

[@dolphinsandsunsets]

HAHAHAHAHA.

[@user-gr3vx1qn3p]

true story

[@sarahberkner]

I guess I'm the stupid question person, because I am sometimes thinking it's a perfectly reasonable question, however if I'm wrong and it's something I should know it's still not "stupid" so I probably should stop saying that.

[@empty-ed]

If I had a job which had these pathetic meetings I would LEAVE THE JOB IMMEDIATELY

[@Kuliwa]

So no office job in a bigger company ever, got it

[@blamahsarnor3057]

#Facts

[@tommyadiso2836]

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