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hey that’s four more precious minutes to disassociate from the horrors than i was planning so i’ll take it!
Now I don’t have to pee in a bottle under my desk
Worst part is it works with and without sarcasm. Get 5 mins into that hobby before you have to get back to the grind.
Or just 5 minutes to close your eyes and clear your mind. When you have back to back meetings most of the day, it’s pretty nice.
That phrase should only be used if it’s a significant chunk of time, like half the scheduled meeting length or more.
My management tricks (which came from being managed) included calling for a 90 minute meeting if I needed 45 minutes, and bring snacks.
Oh and when someone finishes an all day job in half a day, let them goof off for the rest of the day.
But then I believed that whole happy workers are maximally productive workers thing that, well, every serious management study reports.
They say this, but if I sat for 5 minutes doing nothing (if it’s not my break), they’d be on my ass. I’d prefer the meeting so I can rest my eyes at least while they’re talking.
I had a meeting today that was awesome.
Other: There’s nothing to do.
Me: Ok, if there’s nothing to do then that’s fine.
Other: Ok, thanks.
Me: Hope you have a good day.
Other: You too, bye.
This is completely counter to my previous job, where we’d spend two hours talking about nothing and I’d quietly seethe with anger.
